The nursing staff is discussing the concept of competency.Which information about competency should a nurse recognize as true?
A) Competency is determined with a client's compliance with treatment.
B) Refusal of medication can initiate an incompetency hearing leading to forced medications.
C) A competent client has the ability to make reasonable judgments and decisions.
D) Competency is a medical determination made by the client's physician.
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