Fundamentals of Nursing 8th Edition By Taylor
Fundamentals of Nursing 8th Edition By Taylor
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Chapter 13, Outcome Identification and Planning
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | The nurse develops long-term and short-term outcomes for a client admitted with asthma. Which of the following is an example of a long-term goal? | |
| A) | Client returns home verbalizing an understanding of contributing factors, medications, and signs and symptoms of an asthma attack. | |
| B) | By day 3 of hospitalization, the client verbalizes knowledge of factors that exacerbate the symptoms of asthma. | |
| C) | Within one hour of a nebulizer treatment, adventitious breath sounds and cough are decreased. | |
| D) | Within 72 hours of admission, the client’s respiratory rate returns to normal and retractions disappear. | |
| Ans: | A | |
| Feedback: | ||
| An example of a long-term outcome is “Patient returns home verbalizing an understanding of contributing factors, medications, and signs and symptoms of an asthma attack.” The other three examples are short-term outcomes that focus on short-term goals related to the period of time during hospitalization. | ||
| 2. | Nurses make common errors in the identification and development of outcomes. Which of the following is a common error made when writing client outcomes? | |
| A) | The nurse expresses the client outcome as a nursing intervention. | |
| B) | The nurse develops measurable outcomes using verbs that are observable. | |
| C) | The nurse develops a target time when the client is expected to achieve that outcome. | |
| D) | The outcome should include a subject, verb, conditions, performance criteria, and target time. | |
| Ans: | A | |
| Feedback: | ||
| A common error made when writing client outcomes includes the nurse expressing the client outcome as a nursing intervention. The other mentioned criteria for writing client outcomes are correct. | ||
| 3. | Increasingly, health care institutions are implementing computerized plans of nursing care. A benefit of using computerized plans includes which of the following? | |
| A) | Reduction in the time spent on care planning | |
| B) | Increased autonomy related to the nursing care planning process | |
| C) | Enhanced individualization of a care plan | |
| D) | Increased nursing expertise in care planning | |
| Ans: | A | |
| Feedback: | ||
| The benefits of using computerized plans include ready access to a large knowledge base; improved record keeping, with resultant improvement in audits and quality assurance; documentation by all members of the health care team; and reduced time spent on paperwork. Research cautions that computerized systems for client care planning contribute to loss of autonomy, loss of individualization of care, and loss of nursing expertise. | ||
| 4. | The nurse is planning the care of a male client who is receiving treatment for acute renal failure and who has begun dialysis three times weekly. The nurse has identified the following outcome: “Client will demonstrate the appropriate care of his arteriovenous fistula.” This outcome is classified as which of the following? | |
| A) | Psychomotor | |
| B) | Affective | |
| C) | Cognitive | |
| D) | Holistic | |
| Ans: | A | |
| Feedback: | ||
| Psychomotor outcomes describe the client’s achievement of new skills, such as the safe and aseptic care of a new fistula. Cognitive outcomes are focused on knowledge and effective outcomes address values, beliefs, and attitudes. Outcomes are not classified as holistic. | ||
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