What are the universal guidelines that define appropriate measures for all nursing interventions?
a. Scope of practice
b. Advocacy
c. Standard of care
d. Prudent practice
ANS: C
Standards of care define actions that are permitted or prohibited in most nursing interventions. These standards are accepted as legal guidelines for appropriateness of performance. The laws that formally define and limit the scope of nursing practice are called nurse practice acts. An advocate is one who defends or pleads a cause or issue on behalf of another. Prudent is a term that refers to careful and/or wise practice.
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