A nurse has assessed a client and planned the appropriate nursing care in consultation with the healthcare team. Which factor should the nurse keep in mind when drafting the nursing care plan?
A) Avoid making any changes to the nursing care plan when caring for the client.
B) Use the nursing care format that the nurse has drafted independently.
C) Individualize the nursing care plan representing unique aspects of client care.
D) Write specific guidelines for the nurse to follow when caring for the client.
C
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When drafting the written care plan, the nurse should individualize the nursing care plan to represent the unique aspects of client care. The plan is an ever-changing guide and should be updated regularly as the client's condition changes. The nurse cannot prepare a care format independently. It should be drafted only after a conference with the entire healthcare team is held. The plan should include guidelines addressing the entire team, not just the nurse who has drafted it.
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