A nurse caring for older adult patients shows an understanding of the implementation of standards of care when
a. dialing the telephone when the patient wants to call his daughter.
b. requesting the patient's favorite dessert on his birthday.
c. closing the patient's door when he is praying.
d. reminding the patient to call for assistance before getting out of bed.
D
A standard of care is a guideline for nursing practice and establishes an expectation for the nurse to provide safe and appropriate care, such as reminding the patient to call for assistance before getting out of bed. Standards of care may be established on national or regional levels. Dialing the phone for the patient, closing the patient's door, and requesting a special dessert are not ac-tions that conform to standards of care.
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