Which statement best assists the nurse in planning care for the patient who is not adhering to the treatment regimen?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Understanding the patient's health attitudes helps the nurse to understand the patient's point of view about the treatment regimen. All thinking stems from a point of view. An enlightened thinker is able to interpret data and clarify meaning from several points of view, that is, to explain or illustrate how the data can be understood from multiple positions. The RN can recognize that a routine treatment may seem strange and frightening from the patient's point of view. In gathering data to support this assumption, the nurse will ask questions to better understand how the patient is responding to the demands of the treatment. An unenlightened nurse may make erroneous assumptions that label the patient as problematic and noncompliant. All the other answer choices have nothing to do with understanding the patient's point of view.

Which Statement Best Assists the Nurse in Planning Care for the Patient