What Should Be the Priority Nursing Action During the Orientation

question 4

Multiple Choice

What should be the priority nursing action during the orientation (introductory) phase of the nurse-client relationship?

• A) Acknowledge the client's actions, and generate alternative behaviors.
• B) Establish rapport and develop treatment goals.
• C) Attempt to find alternative placement.
• D) Explore how thoughts and feelings about this client may adversely impact nursing care.

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Definitions:

Medial

Pertaining to the middle or center; nearer to the midline of the body or a structure.

Lateral

Pertaining to the side, often used to describe the location of bodily structures.

Denticulate Ligament

Extensions of the pia mater that anchor the spinal cord to the dura mater and limit spinal cord movement within the spinal canal.

Pia Mater

The thin deepest layer of the meninges, which are the coverings around the brain and spinal cord.