What guides professional practice?
A) ANA Standards of Nursing Practice
B) National Institutes of Health publications
C) Nursing Intervention Classification
D) Risk Appraisal Index
Ans: A
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Standards of care guide professional practice and serve as the framework for the evaluation practice.
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