Chapter 17: Outcome Identification and Planning

A client with food poisoning has the nursing diagnosis "diarrhea." Which expected client outcome most directly demonstrates resolution of the problem?

Client will have formed stools within 24 hours.

The expected outcome for a client with a new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus is: "Client will describe appropriate actions when implementing the prescribed medication routine." Which statement by the client indicates the outcome expectation has been met?

"I will test my glucose level before meals and use sliding scale insulin."

A nurse is caring for a client who began taking the antidepressant paroxetine 2 weeks ago. The client recently began giving away prized possessions and tells the nurse, "My mind is made up, I can't do this any longer." What is the best action by the nurse to incorporate this information into the plan of care?

Add the nursing diagnosis: Risk for Self-Harm.

A nurse is developing a client's plan of care. As part of planning interventions, the nurse incorporates a set of steps to follow as a means for decision making for care. Which structured methodology is the nurse including in the plan?

Algorithm

The nurse is selecting interventions after gathering and analyzing client data. Interventions that the nurse includes will meet what criterion?

Aligned with a goal

Which is an appropriate expected outcome for a client?

Client will ambulate safely with walker in the room within 3 days of physical therapy.

A client with multiple leg fractures following a motor vehicle accident tells the nurse, "I am going crazy here. I have to wait 2 months before I can practice walking." What is the priority nursing diagnosis?

Deficient Diversional Activity

A nurse designs a care plan to improve walking mobility in an older adult client. When the nurse encourages the client to implement the new strategies for ambulation, the client refuses to try and tells the nurse, "I find it easier to use a wheelchair." What action by the nurse may have led to failure to meet the outcome?

Developing the plan without client input

Which actions should the nurse perform during the planning step of the nursing process? Select all that apply.

Establishing priorities Identifying expected client outcomes Selecting evidence-based nursing interventions Communicating the plan of nursing care

Which action should the nurse perform during the planning phase of the nursing process?

Identify measurable goals or outcomes

Which statement correctly describes a nurse-initiated intervention?

Nurse-initiated interventions are derived from the nursing diagnosis.

A client was admitted 2 days ago with sepsis. The nurse updates the client's care plan based on improvements in the client's condition. This is an example of which type of planning?

Ongoing

A nurse is writing an initial plan of care for a client with a rare condition. The nurse has little experience with the condition. What action by the nurse will result in the best plan of care?

Seek research about the disorder.

The nurse admitting a client with a new diagnosis of diverticulitis plans to teach the client about managing the disorder after discharge. What nursing intervention most completely meets the client's needs?

Start from client's knowledge, teach about diet modifications, and check for learning.

Which outcome for a client with a new colostomy is written correctly?

The client will demonstrate proper care of the stoma by 3/29/20.

The nurse is developing goals for a client who has been admitted for an acute myocardial infarction. What goal written by the nurse requires revision?

The client will understand the effects of smoking related to heart disease.

The nurse recognizes that identifying outcomes/goals must include:

involvement of the client and family.

A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a client. Which statement would the nurse identify as an appropriate outcome?

"Client will identify one coping strategy to try by end of week."

A nurse is using a standardized plan of care for a client. Which action would be most important for the nurse to do?

Individualize the plan to the client.

A 16-year-old client was admitted to the medical unit 1 hour ago for sickle cell crisis. Vital signs are as follows: temperature, 98.24°F (36.8°C) sublingual; heart rate, 95 beats/min; respiratory rate, 20 breaths/min; blood pressure, 130/65 mm Hg. The client rates pain as a 9/10. The nurse is talking with the medical resident on service to discuss client orders. Which order is the nurse likely to request first for the client?

Opioid analgesic to treat pain

A nurse is writing outcomes for a client who is scheduled to ambulate following hip replacement surgery. Which is a correctly written outcome for this client?

Over the next 24-hour period, the client will walk the length of the hallway assisted by the nurse.

What is true of nursing responsibilities with regard to a health care provider-initiated intervention (health care provider's order)?

Nurses do carry out interventions in response to a health care provider's order.

A client's diagnosis of breast cancer necessitates a bilateral mastectomy and breast reconstruction with tissue expanders. The nurse recognizes that the client's surgery will have a significant impact on the client's activities of daily living (ADLs) during the period of recovery. When should the nurse begin discharge planning to address this client's ADLs?

On the client's admission to the hospital

When a nurse documents an intervention involving a one-person assist of a client to the chair, which type of nursing intervention does this represent?

Psychomotor

A nurse is working with a client who is having a difficult time accepting a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. The nurse pulls up a chair next to the client's bed and holds the client's hand while listening to the client's story. What type of nursing intervention is the nurse engaging in?

Supportive

Consider the following statement: "The client will ambulate with the assistance of a cane without incident during a physical therapy session." Which part of the outcome statement does the portion in italics represent?

Verb (action)

When planning nursing interventions, the nurse must review the etiology of the problem statement. The etiology:

identifies factors causing undesirable response and preventing desired change.

A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted 2 days ago following surgery. The client has diminished lung sounds in the posterior bases. What is the best action by the nurse?

Encourage hourly use of the incentive spirometer.

The nurse is considering the needs of the postoperative client in the home setting. The nurse is performing:

discharge planning.

The nurse asks if the client with a new diagnosis of lung cancer would like medication to help treat nicotine withdrawal symptoms. The client refuses by saying, "I have smoked since I was 12 years old. I am not going to stop now." What is the appropriate response by the nurse?

"Please tell me your thoughts about treating this diagnosis."

A nurse administers an antihypertensive medication according to the standardized plan of care for a client admitted with uncontrolled hypertension. Which assessment information indicates the expected client outcome has been met within the first 24 hours?

Client is normotensive

A home care client with dementia has the nursing diagnosis "Wandering." Which expected client outcome most directly demonstrates resolution of the problem?

Client will not leave the premises without a caregiver.

Nurses on an orthopedic nursing unit use standardized care plans that incorporate nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and case management actions for clients who experience a particular surgery. Which type of care plan do these nurses use?

Clinical pathway

Which guideline should the nurse follow when including interventions in a plan of care?

Date the nursing interventions when written and when the plan of care is reviewed.

When planning a client's care, the nurse has drafted specific, measurable and realistic statements of goal attainment. What component of the care planning process has the nurse included?

Outcomes

he nurse admitting a client with a new diagnosis of diverticulitis plans to teach the client about managing the disorder after discharge. What nursing intervention most completely meets the client's needs?

Start from client's knowledge, teach about diet modifications, and check for learning.

A construction worker fractured the right clavicle after a fall on the job and is on the rehabilitation unit working to regain full function of the right arm. Which represents the best documentation of the evaluation of this client?

The client was able to abduct from 0 to 90 degrees with assistance. The client will continue to perform range of motion 3 times per day.