A nurse shows an understanding of the central concepts of nursing when:
1. Including a client's family in discussions regarding the client's discharge health needs.
2. Assessing a physically dependent client's spouse for indications of caregiver stress.
3. Asking the clients to define what ‘healthy and well' means to them.
4. Suggesting wound care supplies with the priority of cost.
5. Advocating for a client who is not responding to current pain control treatment.
Correct Answer: 1,2,3,5
Rationale 1: One of the recognized central concepts of nursing is that the recipients of nursing care include individuals, families, groups, and communities.
Rationale 2: One of the recognized central concepts of nursing is that the nurse addresses the client's environmental surroundings, including people in the physical environment, such as families, friends, and significant others, for unmet needs that ultimately affect the client.
Rationale 3: One of the recognized central concepts of nursing is that health is the degree of wellness or well-being that the client experiences.
Rationale 4: While important, economic frugality is not a central concept of nursing care.
Rationale 5: One of the recognized central concepts of nursing is that the nurse provides care on behalf of, or in conjunction with, the client.
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