The nurse reviews a nursing order for a patient who is 4 days post-operative after hip surgery.It reads: Assist patient in bathing each morning.The nurse assesses the patient and notes that the patient is independent in bathing.What should the nurse do next?
A) Assist with the bath as ordered
B) Delegate the bath to the nursing assistant
C) Discontinue the nursing order on the plan of care
D) Collaborate with the nurse who originally wrote the order

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After assessing and evaluating patient progress,the nurse will use her conclusions about goal achievement to decide whether to continue,modify,or discontinue the nursing order on the plan of care.In this item,the nurse has assessed patient independence and therefore can discontinue this nursing order from the plan of care.

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