The nurse has identified collaborative problems while creating a list of nursing diagnoses for a client. Collaborative problems are those problems that:
a. are managed through the use of interventions prescribed by other health care practitioners.
b. indicate the client's desire to attain a higher level of wellness.
c. result from the nurse's intuition that a problem could occur.
d. indicates risk factors exist that will result in a problem if not managed.
ANS: A
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