When Appropriately Addressing Safety Issues,the Geriatric Nurse Plans the Patient's

question 11

Multiple Choice

When appropriately addressing safety issues,the geriatric nurse plans the patient's care plan directed by the standard of care that requires:

• A)promoting both health and wellness by assuring safety.
• B)minimizing the patient's risk for physical injury while preserving autonomy.
• C)identifying safety from injury as a patient right.
• D)emphasizing beneficence as a an ethical standard of nursing care.

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