Which of the following is an independent nursing intervention?
a. Teaching a patient with congestive heart failure to weigh herself daily
b. Recommending an extra dose of diuretic to the patient whose weight has increased 2 pounds overnight
c. Changing the first surgical dressing on a patient after surgery
d. Transferring a patient out of the intensive care unit 2 days after vascular surgery
ANS: A
A
Teaching requires no supervision, and nurses can carry out teaching interventions independently.
B
Prescribing medication is not a nursing intervention.
C
"Changing the first surgical dressing on a patient after surgery" is a dependent nursing action.
D
"Transferring a patient out of the intensive care unit 2 days after vascular surgery" is a dependent nursing intervention.
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