The nurse responsible for the care plan of a patient diagnosed with cognitive impairment includes rationales for the nursing interventions primarily to:
a. Provide a means for outcome evaluation
b. Account for the reasoning that drives the nursing action
c. Support the patient's success in achieving the expected outcome
d. Provide information to aide in the implementation of the nursing action
ANS: B
Rationales primarily reflect nurses' accountability for their actions by explaining why the ac-tion is necessary and expected to positively impact the patient's condition. Rationales are not used to support or evaluate the success of the intervention nor to educate how the action should be preformed.
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