A patient asks the nurse why bottled water is being used to flush her wound when she was told to use tap water at home. The nurse realizes this patient is describing which of the following?
1. A regional standard of care
2. A national standard of care
3. An infection control measure
4. A cost containment measure
A regional standard of care
Rationale: Regional standards of care are those standards viewed from a given geographical area or similar community. The patient using tap water to flush a wound was most likely a regional standard of care. A national standard is that which is done by nurses in all settings. Using tap water would not be an infection control measure. There is no way of knowing if the patient needed to use tap water as a cost containment measure.
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