A nurse responsible for the care of older adult patients shows the best understanding of the nursing standards of practice when basing nursing care on the
a. physician's medical orders.
b. stated requests of the individual patient.
c. care that a responsible geriatric nurse would provide.
d. implementation of the nursing process.
C
Nursing standards of practice are measured according to the expected level of professional prac-tice of those in similar roles and clinical fields. Nursing care is not judged against the physician's orders, stated requests of the patient, or implementation of the nursing process.
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