A nurse planning care for her assigned clients understands that the purpose of the hospital's standards of care is to:
A. Identify methods of treatment
B. Provide direction for the practice of nursing
C. Provide direction for care on the basis of the client's diagnosis
D. Identify new care methods on the basis of current medical research
Ans: B. Provide direction for the practice of nursing
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