You are the rehabilitation nurse caring for a 25-year-old patient post motor vehicle accident victim. What do you do during each patient contact?
A) Complete a physical assessment
B) Assist the patient into proper positioning
C) Plan nursing interventions
D) Assist the patient to ambulate
Ans: B
Feedback: During each patient contact, the nurse evaluates the patient's position and assists the patient to achieve and maintain proper positioning and alignment. Option A is incorrect because a nurse does not complete a physical assessment during each patient contact. Options C and D are incorrect because a nurse does not plan nursing interventions or assist the patient to ambulate each time the nurse has contact with the patient.
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