The nurse plans an every 2-hour turning schedule to prevent skin breakdown for a critically ill patient in the intensive care unit. In this case, the nursing action is considered to be

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When implementing collaborative nursing actions, the nurse is responsible primarily for monitoring for complications of acute illness or providing care to prevent or treat complications. Independent nursing actions are focused on health promotion, illness prevention, and patient advocacy. A dependent action would require a physician order to implement. Cooperative nursing functions are not described as one of the formal nursing functions.

The Nurse Plans an Every 2-Hour Turning Schedule to Prevent