Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Chronic conditions, unlike acute ones, are defined by persistence and complexity, shaping nursing care. They are rarely curable e.g., diabetes requires ongoing management, not resolution. They have a prolonged course, unfolding over years, demanding sustained interventions like medication or lifestyle adjustments. Their onset is typically slow, not rapid, as with hypertension developing gradually versus a sudden fracture. They don't resolve spontaneously; without care, they worsen think arthritis progressing without therapy. These traits incurability, chronicity guide nurses to focus on long-term strategies, education, and support, contrasting with acute care's quick fixes. Understanding this ensures tailored plans that mitigate impact, enhancing quality of life for clients facing enduring health challenges.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Planning long-term diabetes care is case management (
A) complex coordination, per model. Functional (
B) tasks, policy (
C) rules, education (
D) teaches not long-term-specific. A fits ongoing needs, making it correct.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Right to refuse is patient rights (
A) legal/ethical entitlement, per bill of rights. Moral distress (
B) nurse conflict, policy (
C) rules, informatics (
D) tech not rights-specific. A fits Mr. Gary's autonomy, a core patient right, making it correct.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Understanding patients test trust (
D) is most important; it's foundational for rapport, per Peplau. Full understanding (
A) evolves later, role modeling (
B) is secondary, maladaptive behavior (
C) follows trust. D initiates the relationship, making it correct.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Advocacy is protecting client rights (
B), per nursing role e.g., voicing needs. Orders (
A), nurse-good (
C), ignoring wishes (
D) oppose it. B best defines advocacy's client focus, making it correct.