A Nurse Working on a Busy Medical Unit Is Committed

question 7

Multiple Choice

A nurse working on a busy medical unit is committed to providing family-centered care. Which of the following is a descriptor of family-centered care?

• A) Widens the circle of concern to include those persons who are important to the patient's life
• B) Is a philosophy that considers the patient as the unit of attention in the context of his or her family
• C) Negates the patient's right to privacy and control
• D) Widens the circle of concern to include those persons who are important to the patient's life and negates the patient's right to privacy and control
• E) Widens the circle of concern to include those persons who are important to the patient's life and is a philosophy that considers the patient as the unit of attention in the context of his or her family

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