When preparing a plan of care for an immobilized patient, the nurse should
a. Use established expected outcomes to evaluate the patient's response to care.
b. Display an air of professional superiority when interventions are not successful.
c. Never vary from interventions that have been successful for other patients.
d. Use objective data only in determining whether interventions have been successful.
ANS: A
The nurse should use established expected outcomes to evaluate the patient's response to care. The nurse should use creativity when designing new interventions to improve the patient's mobility status and should display humility when identifying those interventions that were not successful. Ask if the patient's expectations of care are being met and use objective data to determine the success of interventions.
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