Patients Are Most Likely to Be Motivated and Agreeable to Following

question 14

Multiple Choice

Patients are most likely to be motivated and agreeable to following their plan of care when

• A) their health care provider explains the plan in terms they can understand.
• B) they participate in the decision-making process as the plan is developed.
• C) they establish their own nursing diagnoses.
• D) their physician and nurse collaborate in developing the plan.

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Definitions:

Group Decisions

The process by which two or more individuals agree upon a decision within a group setting, often requiring negotiation and compromise.

Consequential Theories

Ethical theories that determine the rightness or wrongness of actions based on their outcomes or results.

Rule-based Theories

Philosophical theories that emphasize the importance of following structured, predefined rules or guidelines to determine moral conduct or decision-making processes.

Character Theories

Theories that attempt to explain aspects of a person's character, often focusing on traits, motivations, and behaviors that define their personality.