Patients are most likely to be motivated and agreeable to following their plan of care when
a. their health care provider explains the plan in terms they can understand.
b. they participate in the decision-making process as the plan is developed.
c. they establish their own nursing diagnoses.
d. their physician and nurse collaborate in developing the plan.
B
Patients who are actively involved with the decision-making process are more likely to be amenable to nursing care, to assist with their care, and to be agreeable to following the plan of care.
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Theories suggest hypotheses to be tested in grounded theory studies
A) True B) False
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