The LPN states to an RN, "I don't know why we have to follow a care plan. No one even uses it, and it just means more paperwork. What's the purpose?" What is the best response by the RN?
A) "I agree with you, and we should talk to the manager about eliminating them from our required paperwork."
B) "I think it is something we have always done, and we have to continue to use them."
C) "It helps to provide a systematic method for us to plan and implement care so that we achieve positive outcomes."
D) "Physicians use our care plans in order to see what we are doing for the clients."
C
Feedback:
The purpose of the nursing process is to provide a systematic method for nurses to plan and implement client care to achieve desired outcomes. "Without learning principles of critical thinking and nursing process, it's like using a calculator without understanding what is means to add, subtract, multiply, or divide" and is why the process should be complete with the paperwork. The other two answers are vague and offer no explanation for the importance of the process.
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