The nurse is caring for a client who is having difficulty understanding the dressing changes that need to be completed in the home as part of postdischarge wound care. The client asks the nurse to demonstrate the procedure again and allow the client's spouse to perform the procedure while the nurse watches. What is the most likely outcome of this assertive request by the client?
A)A slightly increased chance that the wound will become infected due to exposure during dressing changes
B)Less compassionate care for the client due to the nurse's irritation by the request
C)A greater likelihood that the wound will heal appropriately
D)A guarantee that the spouse will change the dressings correctly

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A)The client used assertive communication to ensure that the dressing changes would be performed correctly, which will likely result in appropriate healing of the client's wound. No information is provided about the nurse's response to the request, and even if the nurse is irritated, these feelings should not affect the quality of care. There is no guarantee that the client's spouse will always perform the task correctly, because humans make mistakes. Infection of a wound that is dressed correctly is not the likely result of this request.
B)The client used assertive communication to ensure that the dressing changes would be performed correctly, which will likely result in appropriate healing of the client's wound. No information is provided about the nurse's response to the request, and even if the nurse is irritated, these feelings should not affect the quality of care. There is no guarantee that the client's spouse will always perform the task correctly, because humans make mistakes. Infection of a wound that is dressed correctly is not the likely result of this request.
C)The client used assertive communication to ensure that the dressing changes would be performed correctly, which will likely result in appropriate healing of the client's wound. No information is provided about the nurse's response to the request, and even if the nurse is irritated, these feelings should not affect the quality of care. There is no guarantee that the client's spouse will always perform the task correctly, because humans make mistakes. Infection of a wound that is dressed correctly is not the likely result of this request.
D)The client used assertive communication to ensure that the dressing changes would be performed correctly, which will likely result in appropriate healing of the client's wound. No information is provided about the nurse's response to the request, and even if the nurse is irritated, these feelings should not affect the quality of care. There is no guarantee that the client's spouse will always perform the task correctly, because humans make mistakes. Infection of a wound that is dressed correctly is not the likely result of this request.

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