A Patient Hospitalized for 6 Days Has Made Little Progress

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient hospitalized for 6 days has made little progress toward outcomes written at the time of admission. The nurse decides that the lack of progress toward goals indicates that:

• A) needs for reassessment exist.
• B) discharge should be delayed.
• C) nursing diagnoses were incorrect.
• D) nursing interventions were inadequate.

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Kantian Principle

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Difference Principle

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Inequality Principle

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