Which of the following nursing activities represent direct care? Select all that apply.
A) Bathing a patient
B) Administering a medication
C) Teaching a patient how to change a wound dressing
D) Making work assignments for the shift

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Direct care involves personal interaction between the nurse and clients (e.g.,bathing a patient,giving medications,dressing a wound,or teaching a client about medicines or care).Nurses deliver indirect care when they work on behalf of an individual,group,family,or community to improve their health status (e.g.,restocking the code blue cart [an emergency cart],ordering unit supplies,or arranging unit staffing).

Which of the Following Nursing Activities Represent Direct Care? Select