A client is admitted for complications following a routine diagnostic procedure of the colon. The type of care plan that will most likely be implemented for this client is the:

Question

1. Informal nursing care plan
2. Formal nursing care plan
3. Standardized care plan
4. Individualized care plan

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: An informal nursing care plan is a strategy for action that exists only in the nurse's mind this does not meet the needs expressed in the item.
Rationale 2: A formal nursing care plan is a written or computerized guide that organizes information about the client's care this does not meet the needs expressed in the item...
Rationale 3: A standardized care plan is a formal plan that specifies the nursing care for groups of clients with common needs.
Rationale 4: An individualized care plan is tailored to meet the unique needs of a specific client–needs that are not addressed by the standardized care plan. In this situation, the client had complications following a relatively routine procedure–something that is unplanned and a rare occurrence and must fit with the needs of the client..