PrepU Chap 9

Which action is appropriate when evaluating a client's responses to a plan of care?

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

A client with a new diagnosis of diabetes will be discharged on insulin therapy. Which client psychomotor outcome does the nurse expect after client education?

The client demonstrates administration of insulin.

The nurse implements coordinating interventions for a client who is admitted to the health care facility for eye surgery. What would the nurse most likely do?

make referrals for follow-up care

Upon evaluation of the client's plan of care, the nurse determines that the expected outcomes have been achieved. Based upon this response, the nurse will:

terminate the plan of care.

A nurse who is experienced caring only for well babies is assigned to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) because of a shortage of nurses in the NICU. The nurse is assigned to an infant on a ventilator who will require blood transfusions during the shift. What is the nurse's most appropriate course of action?

The nurse should inform the charge nurse that the nurse does not have the experience to properly care for this client.