The effect of standards of care on nursing is to:
a. Establish minimum criteria for competent nursing care.
b. Allow other professions to determine what constitutes nursing care.
c. Encourage lawsuits by presenting unrealistic expectations of nurses.
d. Specify what action a nurse with a master's degree would take in a given situation.
ANS: A
Standards of care provide a minimum standard by which to judge the quality of care provided. They are based on expectations of what a reasonable nurse with similar education and experience would do in like circumstances. Therefore, expectations of an LPN/LVN and an MSN would differ. The standards come from professional nursing organizations.
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