A new nurse is applying the nursing process in the care of a client who is newly admitted to the facility. Which of the following principles should the nurse use as a guideline for selecting interventions?
A) The intervention should be psychoeducational and consistent with the care plan data.
B) The intervention should be evidence based and be consistent with the care plan data.
C) The intervention should be behavioral and consistent with the care plan data.
D) The intervention should be biological and consistent with the care plan data.
Ans: B
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After establishing behavioral outcomes, the nurse selects appropriate nursing actions or interventions needed to help the client achieve these outcomes. A wide array of nursing interventions, many of them evidence based, exist and psychiatric–mental health nurses select interventions according to their levels of practice.
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