You are the nurse admitting a patient to your unit. What is your most important nursing function at this time?
A) Identifying the immediate needs of the patient
B) Checking the admitting physician's orders
C) Obtaining a baseline set of vital signs
D) Allowing the family to be with the patient
Ans: A
Feedback: Among the nurse's important functions in health care delivery, identifying the patient's immediate needs and working in concert with the patient to address them is most important. The other nursing functions are important, but they are not the most important function.
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