A nurse educates a nursing student about effective patient care. The nurse recognizes that additional instruction is needed when the nursing student states:
1. "For patient care to be effective, it must be delivered periodically."
2. "For patient care to be effective, it must be delivered continuously."
3. "For patient care to be effective, it must be evaluated continuously."
4. "For patient care to be effective, it must be delivered systematically."
ANS: 1
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