A 33-year-old client was brought into the emergency room unconscious, and it is determined that surgery is needed. Informed consent must be obtained from his next of kin. The sequence in which the…

The correct answer is B. Spouse, adult child, parent, sibling. (A) Spouse and adult child would be asked before a parent. (B) The order of kin relationship for an adult, as determined from legal intestate succession, is usually spouse, adult child, parent, sibling. (C) Parent and sibling would be asked after adult child. (D) Spouse and…

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A 33-year-old client was brought into the emergency room unconscious, and it is determined that surgery is needed. Informed consent must be obtained from his next of kin. The sequence in which the next of kin would be asked for the consent would be:

Options

AParent, spouse, adult child, sibling
BSpouse, adult child, parent, sibling
CSpouse, parent, sibling, adult child
DParent, spouse, sibling, adult child

How the community answered

(20 responses)

B
85% (17)
C
5% (1)
D
10% (2)

Explanation

(A) Spouse and adult child would be asked before a parent. (B) The order of kin relationship for an adult, as determined from legal intestate succession, is usually spouse, adult child, parent, sibling. (C) Parent and sibling would be asked after adult child. (D) Spouse and adult child would be asked before parent. Sibling would be asked last.

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#informed consent#next of kin sequence#surrogate decision-making#legal consent

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