When caring for clients, it is important for the nurse to understand that
a. treatment plans should be tailored around personal family goals.
b. meaningful involvement in the client's care will be consistent among family members.
c. the nurse should listen to only immediate family members when considering implications for family involvement.
d. individual family members have different perspectives.
ANS: D
Meaningful involvement in the client's care not only differs from family to family, it also differs among individual family members. Individual family members have different perspectives. Hearing each family member's perspective helps the family and nurse develop a unified understanding of significant treatment goals and implications for family involvement. Although treatment plans should be tailored around personal client goals, acknowledging family needs, values, and priorities enhances compliance, especially if they are different.
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