After the Patient's Data Are Collected, Validated, and Interpreted, the Nurse

question 6

Multiple Choice

After the patient's data are collected, validated, and interpreted, the nurse organizes the information in a framework (format) that facilitates access by all members of the health care team. The framework that provides the most holistic view of the patient's condition is:

• A) the head-to-toe pattern
• B) Marjory Gordon's Functional Health Patterns.
• C) the cephalic-caudal pattern.
• D) the body systems model.

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