The nurse validates the patient's response to an intervention prior to documenting in the progress note. What does validation ensure?
1. The patient's request is clarified.
2. The patient's affect is appropriate to the situation.
3. The patient's need for further intervention is understood.
4. The patient's perception of the response is communicated.
Answer: 4
Explanation: When evaluating the patient's response to an intervention, the nurse validates to ensure the patient's perception of the response is communicated. Affect refers to a patient's emotional tone, not a method of validation. The patient's need for further intervention will be determined when the response is evaluated, not during validation of the patient's response. Clarification is used when a message is not clear.
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