Which of the following is an independent nursing intervention?
A) Teaching a patient with congestive heart failure to weigh herself daily
B) Recommending an extra dose of diuretic to the patient whose weight has increased 2 pounds overnight
C) Changing the first surgical dressing on a patient after surgery
D) Transferring a patient out of the intensive care unit 2 days after vascular surgery

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Teaching a patient to weigh herself daily is an independent nursing intervention because it can be initiated and carried out autonomously by the nurse without a physician's order or supervision. It is within the nurse's scope of practice and does not require collaboration with other healthcare professionals.

B, C, and D all require collaboration with healthcare professionals or require a physician's order, making them dependent nursing interventions.

Which of the Following Is an Independent Nursing Intervention