A nurse is meeting a patient for the first time. The importance of establishing baseline data is that it will enable the nurse to assess:
A. physiological outcomes of care.
B. the normal range of physical findings.
C. a pattern of findings identified when the patient is first assessed.
D. clinical judgments made about a patient's changing health status.
C
The evaluation process will indicate if physiological changes have occurred as a result of treatment and care. All information obtained during the physical examination will provide a baseline of the patient's condition. Physical assessments are conducted during an examination to make clinical judgments about a patient's condition.
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