Practice Question
The nurse is reviewing interventions written for a client. Which of the following the nurse will consider as being independent?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Reposition the client every 2 hours
Rationale:
✅Independent nursing interventions are those that a nurse can initiate without a provider's order.
✅ Repositioning a client to prevent pressure injuries or improve comfort is a standard nursing action within the nurse's scope of practice.
✅It is performed based on clinical judgment and nursing care standards.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Fundamentals of Nursing
- Answer Choices: 5
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