Currently, Clients on a Unit Are Bathed in the Morning

question 3

Multiple Choice

Currently, clients on a unit are bathed in the morning between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. The nursing staff is contemplating changing that routine to bathing clients in the evening between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Which statement reflects an underlying assumption that might affect the staff's ability to think critically about this change? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

• A) "The day shift just wants to shift work onto the evening shift."
• B) "Everyone likes to bathe right before bed."
• C) "I read a research article that reported that clients sleep better if they have been bathed right before bedtime."
• D) "The physician staff will be upset if we change our morning routine."
• E) "If we let them change this, they will want to make lots of other changes, too."

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