After completing a client's admission database, the nurse develops a plan of care to address each of the client's problems. This is known as what type of planning?
a. discharge c. initial
b. goal d. ongoing
C
Initial planning involves development of a preliminary plan of care; this planning occurs when the nurse obtains comprehensive admission assessment data. Ongoing planning involves continuous updating of the client's plan of care, incorporating additional data about the client, and making appropriate revisions in the initial plan. Discharge planning involves anticipating the client's needs for care after discharge from the health care facility.
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1. 4 2. 8 3. 16 4. 32