A treatment based on a nurse's clinical judgment and knowledge to enhance client outcomes is a nursing:
A) diagnosis.
B) evaluation.
C) intervention.
D) goal.
Ans: C
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A nursing intervention is any treatment based upon clinical judgment and knowledge that a nurse performs to enhance client outcomes.
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