FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING (CHAP 15 EVALUATING) STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING (CHAP 15 EVALUATING) STUDY
GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
IDENTIFYING THE KIND AND AMOUNT OF NURSING SERVICES
REQUIRED IS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION FOR- INADEQUATE STAFFING


evaluating-


Answers the nurse & pt together measure how well the pt has achieved the
outcomes specified in the plan of care
The pt is always-


Answers the nurse's primary concern
5 classic elements of evaluation-


Answers 1. identifying evaluative criteria and standards
(what you are looking for when you evaluate
expected pt outcomes)
2. collecting data to determine whether these criteria and standards are met,
3. interpreting & summarizing findings,
4. documenting your judgment,
5. terminating, continuing, or modifying the plan
Criteria-


Answers measurable qualities, attributes, or characteristics that identify skills,
knowledge, or health states
Standards-

, Answers levels of performance accepted by and expected of nursing staff or other
health care members
Evidence based practice-


Answers the goal is to design and deliver nursing care that evidence supports as
likely to produce the expected pt outcomes
4 types of outcomes-


Answers nurses write outcomes during the planning phase of the nursing process
1. cognitive
2. psychomotor
3. affective
4. physiologic
Time criteria-


Answers (ex: by 7/8/15, the pt will walk the length of the hallway with support of
a walker)
Psychomotor outcomes-


Answers the client's achievement of a new skill
Cognitive outcomes-


Answers an increase in client knowledge and are evaluated by asking the client to
repeat information or perform a skill
Affective outcome-