The ANA has identified several phenomena toward which the focus of nursing care should be directed, and a nurse is planning care that reflects these priorities. Which of the nurse's actions best demonstrates these priorities?
A) Encouraging the patient's dependence on caregivers
B) Fostering the patient's ability to make choices
C) Teaching the patient about nurses' roles in the health care system
D) Assessing the patient's adherence to treatment
Ans: B
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The ANA identifies several focuses for nursing care and research, including the ability to make choices. The other answers are incorrect because they are not phenomena identified by the ANA.
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