Nursing interventions may be categorized based upon the degree of nursing autonomy. Which of the following nursing interventions is considered as physician- or prescriber-initiated?
1. Teaching a client to administer his or her insulin injection
2. Assisting a new mother with learning the art of breast-feeding
3. Notifying the nutritionist of a client's specific dietary preferences
4. Administering a cleansing enema in preparation for radiological testing
ANS: 4
Preparing a client for a diagnostic test is an example of a physician-initiated intervention. Teach-ing a client to administer his or her insulin injection is an example of a nurse-initiated interven-tion. Assisting a new mother with breast-feeding is an example of a nurse-initiated intervention. Notifying a nutritionist of a client's dietary preferences is a collaborative intervention.
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