The rehabilitation team has reaffirmed the need to maximize the independence of a patient in rehabilitation. When working toward this goal, what action should the nurse prioritize?
A) Encourage families to become paraprofessionals in rehabilitation.
B) Delegate care planning to the patient and family.
C) Recognize the importance of informal caregivers.
D) Make patients and families to work together.
Ans: C
Feedback:
In working toward maximizing independence, nurses affirm the patient as an active participant and recognize the importance of informal caregivers in the rehabilitation process. Nurses do not encourage families to become paraprofessionals in rehabilitation. The patient and family are central, but care planning is not their responsibility. Nurses do not "make" patients and families work together.
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