Which of the following statements best expresses the primary goal of nursing practice?
1. To identify client needs in order to facilitate improved health and wellness
2. To tend to the physical and psychosocial needs of both the client and his family
3. To provide effective, research-based nursing care specifically tailored to each cli-ent's needs
4. To perform the required treatments and interventions directed towards client re-covery from illness
ANS: 3
Providing excellent, evidenced-based nursing care is an expectation for all nurses and the care they provide.
Although other options are reflective of an appropriate nursing outcome, they are not the best descriptions of nursing's primary goal.
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