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An Older Adult Client Has Lost Significant Muscle Mass During

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An older adult client has lost significant muscle mass during her recovery from a systemic infection. As a result, she has not yet met the outcomes for mobility and activities of daily living that are specified in her nursing plan of care. How should her nurses best respond to this situation?


A) Continue the plan of care with the aim of helping the client achieve the outcomes.
B) Terminate the plan of care since it does not accurately reflect the client's abilities.
C) Modify the plan of care to better reflect the client's current functional ability.
D) Replace the client's individualized plan of care with a clinical pathway.

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