Before the implementation of any ____________________, a nurse must be sure that he or she knows how to perform it. A nurse must always follow facility policy and practice within the scope established by the state's Nurse Practice Act
Fill in the blank with correct word.
ANS:
intervention
Nursing students learning to perform interventions soon discover that the initial steps for each intervention are very similar. Before nurses begin any intervention, they must be sure that they know how to perform it. Student nurses should never perform any skill or intervention that they have not been taught how to do. In some situations, students will have the opportunity to observe a skill being performed before they learn how to do it independently.
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