Consents

The patient is premedicated and brought to the operating room (OR) for a cystoscopy and an open reduction of the wrist. Upon arrival in the OR, it is observed that the patient has only signed for the cystoscopy. The correct procedure would be to:

cancel surgery until a valid permission can be obtained have the patient sign for the additional procedure in the OR ask the patient verbally for consent and have witnesses attest to it let the surgeon make the decision as to whether surgery could be done