The nurse receives laboratory reports on a client and notes that the potassium level is 5.6 mEq/L. The nurse contacts the physician for consultation. What type of intervention is this?
1. nurse-initiated intervention
2. physician-initiated intervention
3. indirect care intervention
4. direct care intervention
ANS: 3
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