RN Exam Practice
Management of CareQuestion 881 of 2368

A client's spouse is at the bedside during the admission assessment. What should the nurse do?

  1. Ask the client privately whom they want present during care.
  2. Ask the spouse to answer the questions for the client.
  3. Let the spouse stay because family is part of care.
  4. Ask the spouse to leave without checking with the client.
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Correct answer: Ask the client privately whom they want present during care.

Nurses ask clients privately who should be present, and ask others to leave if the client prefers to be alone.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Family Dynamics: Assessment (Recognize Cues). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026