A nurse develops a plan of care to meet the needs of a client who has had a large loss of blood after a snowmobile crash. Intravenous fluids and blood are administered and the nurse monitors the client's physiologic response. This action is known as a:
A) medical diagnosis.
B) nursing diagnosis.
C) collaborative problem.
D) goal for care.
Ans: C
Collaborative problems are certain physiologic complications that nurses monitor to detect onset or changes in status. Nurses manage collaborative problems by using physician-prescribed and nursing-prescribed interventions to minimize the complications of the event.
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