CH 18 EVALUATING - PrepU

3 Parts to Outcome Evaluation Statement PART ONE:

- Patient Outcome Statement •Goal met •Goal partially met •Goal not met

3 Parts to Outcome Evaluation Statement PART THREE:

-Answer the question: What needs to be done now? •"Discontinue plan of care" •when expected outcome is achieved. •"Modify plan of care" •if there are difficulties achieving outcomes. •"Continue plan of care" •if more time is needed to achieve outcomes.

3 Parts to Outcome Evaluation Statement PART TWO:

-List patient data or behaviors that support this decision. -Basically restatement of patient outcome

Which action is appropriate when evaluating a client's responses to a plan of care? A. Continue the plan of care if more time is needed to achieve the goals/outcomes. B. Terminate the plan of care upon client discharge. C. Reinforce the plan of care when each expected outcome is achieved. D. Terminate the plan if there are difficulties achieving the goals/outcomes.

A. Continue the plan of care if more time is needed to achieve the goals/outcomes.

Which action should the nurse perform in the evaluation phase? A. Carry out treatment procedures. B. Revise the plan of care. C. Set priorities for care. D. Record interventions.

B. Revise the plan of care.

Before discharge the client will demonstrate aseptic dressing changes. This is an example of which type of evaluative statement?

Psychomotor *RATIONALE: Psychomotor outcomes are those that are related to new skill attainment , cognitive outcomes are related to achieving greater knowledge, affective outcomes are related to feelings and attitudes and physical changes are related to actual body changes in the individual.

The client identifies three strategies for minimizing leakage of an ileostomy bag. This is an example of:

a cognitive outcome

A nurse identifies an area where client care has been compromised. What steps should the nurse take to improve performance? Select all that apply.

o-Plan a strategy using indicators. o-Assess the change. o-Discover a problem. o-Implement a change.

Which is a psychomotor client goal?

By 18AUG2015, the client will demonstrate improved motion in the left arm.