What is the most significant role for nurses as defined by state nurse practice acts and by regulating bodies such as The Joint Commission?
1. Planning care
2. Teaching
3. Assessment
4. Evaluating care
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Rationale 1: Planning is important but not the most significant role of the nurse according to state nurse practice acts and Joint Commission.
Rationale 2: State nurse practice acts and regulating bodies such as the Joint Commission consider teaching to be a primary role for nurses, giving it the weight of law and key important accreditation standards.
Rationale 3: State nurse practice acts and regulating bodies such as the Joint Commission consider teaching to be a primary role for nurses. Assessment is important but not the most significant role of the nurse according to state nurse practice acts and Joint Commission.
Rationale 4: Evaluation is important but not the most significant role of the nurse according to state nurse practice acts and Joint Commission.
Global Rationale: State nurse practice acts and regulating bodies such as the Joint Commission consider teaching to be a primary role for nurses, giving it the weight of law and key important accreditation standards. Assessment, planning, and evaluation are important but not the most significant roles of the nurse according to state nurse practice acts and Joint Commission.
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