The primary reason the nurse asks for help when changing a client's complicated dressing is to:
1. Foster efficient client-oriented interventions
2. Facilitate a comfortable, safe dressing change
3. Minimize the amount of time spent on a specific task
4. Engage in collaborative learning with other health care professionals
ANS: 2
A nurse should never hesitate to have staff assist, especially when there is an opportunity to make a procedure or activity more comfortable and safer for the client. While it is possible that having help with a task can be a learning experience as well as making the task more efficient and less time-consuming, it is not always the case and not the primary reason for asking for assistance.
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