Peplau viewed nursing interventions as those that
A. Supported the implementation of physician medical orders.
B. Reflected the wants and desires of the patient.
C. Are soundly based on biomedical knowledge.
D. Assisted patients in gaining interpersonal and intellectual competencies evolved through the nurse–patient relationship.
ANS:D
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