Who is responsible for obtaining informed consent

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Meredith Bedford is a 66-year-old woman who had surgery to repair a fractured hip earlier in the day. Her nurse, Jaclyn Wright, just administered a dose of an intravenous antibiotic that had been prescribed for a different patient. What should Jaclyn do? Jared Griffin, a 63-year-old African-American patient is being admitted to the hospital for knee surgery. What is the purpose of informed consent? What circumstances require it? Who is responsible for obtaining informed consent? What is the nurse's role with informed consent for Mr. Griffin's surgery?

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