The nurse makes the entry on the client's care plan: "Goal not met. Client refuses to ambulate, stating, ‘I am afraid I will fall.'" The most appropriate nursing action is to:
a. notify the physician.
b. reconsider the interventions on the care plan.
c. reassign the client to another nurse.
d. write a new nursing diagnosis.
ANS: B
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