A nursing student is nearing the end of his/her clinical experience.The student would like to care for patients who are typically challenging for students in the first year of practice.Which patient would be the best choice for this student?

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The skills that nursing students have identified as the most challenging include code blues,chest tubes,intravenous skills,central lines,blood administration,and patient-controlled analgesia.The most appropriate patient for the student to increase his/her skill level would be the 45-year-old man with chest tubes.The other patients are not considered to be "challenging patients" for most nursing students.

A Nursing Student Is Nearing the End of His/her Clinical