Which of the following describes mutual goals?
a. Mutuality is based on client goals.
b. Mutuality is based on interdisciplinary health team goals.
c. Mutuality is based on the nurse's goals.
d. Mutuality is based on the physician's goals.
ANS: A
Evidence of mutuality is seen in the development of individualized client goals and nursing actions that meet a client's unique health needs—not on the goals of the health team, the nurse, or the physician.
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