The nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for a heart catheterization. During shift report, the nurse describes an overheard telephone conversation regarding the patient's HIV-positive son-in-law. The nurse recognizes that this information should be evaluated for which characteristic?
A) Accuracy
B) Depth
C) Breadth
D) Relevance

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Relevance is focusing on facts and ideas directly related and pertinent to a topic-how is this related to the question? The son-in-law's HIV status has no bearing on the patient's care. Accuracy involves representing something in a true and correct way. Depth is getting beneath the surface of the topic or problem to identify and manage related complexities, whereas breadth involves considering a topic, problem, or issue from every relevant viewpoint.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Scheduled for a Heart