The nurse informs the administrative assistant that a client is expected to come in for lab work. The administrative assistant inquires about why the nurse refers to the individual as a client. What is the best response by the nurse?

The best response by the nurse would be " Using the term client implies that they are an active partner in nursing care."

Explanation:

Option A is false because we cannot refer to every person as a client. The patients in a hospital will be termed as patients unless they are staff of the hospital.

Option B is false because a physician will not tell a nurse to refer a staff member as a patient or a client.

Option D is false because using the term patient or client doesn't make any person inferior or superior to the other.