The nurse best fulfills the obligation to be accountable for providing care that meets the expected standards of care when:
a. Developing a therapeutic relations with the patient
b. Applying evidence-based nursing practice to the plan of care
c. Providing appropriate discharge planning to meet the patient's needs
d. Evaluating the effectiveness of interventions through achievement of outcomes
ANS: D
Evaluation of the patient's progress and the nursing activities involved are critical because nurses are accountable for the standards of care in each discipline. Although the other options reflect appropriate and expected nursing interventions, they are not the primary means of as-suring that standard of care has been met.
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