A Client Has Just Given Birth to a Premature Infant

question 24

Multiple Choice

A client has just given birth to a premature infant via emergency C-section. Why is it important for the nurse and the client to establish priority setting during the care planning?

• A) There is usually an abundance of resources available for planned interventions.
• B) It is very seldom that the client disagrees with the nurse.
• C) Priorities change as the patient's responses, problems and therapies change.
• D) Values concerning health may be more important to the nurse than to the patient.

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