A nurse is caring for a client who is having an extended recovery period. Which intervention would be most effective in improving care for this client?
A) Review the client's health record.
B) Closely monitor the client's vital signs.
C) Interact more frequently with the client.
D) Identify simpler goals for the client.
A
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Reviewing the client's health record will help the nurse to select the best nursing intervention for the client. Healthcare planners examine health records of individuals to determine patterns of illness, trends, or effective treatment strategies. Closely monitoring the client's vital signs, interacting more frequently with the client, and identifying simpler goals for the client, are not the best steps that the nurse can undertake to determine the most effective intervention when caring for the client.
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