Nurs 210 - Chpt 18: Evaluation with answers 2024/2025

Nurs 210 - Chpt 18: EvaluationA student health nurse is counseling a college student who wants to lose 20 lb. The nurse develops a plan to increase the student's activity level and decrease her consumption of the wrong types of foods and excess calories. The nurse plans to evaluate the student's weight loss monthly. When the student arrives for her first "weigh-in," the nurse discovers that instead of the projected weight loss of 5 lb, the student has lost only 1 lb. Which is the BEST nursing response? a. Congratulate the student and continue the care plan. b. Terminate the care plan since it is not working. c. Try giving the student more time to reach the targeted outcome. d. Modify the care plan after discussing possible reasons for the student's partial success. - correct answer d. Modify the care plan after discussing possible reasons for the student's partial success. A nurse uses the classic elements of evaluation when caring for patients: (1) Interpreting and summarizing findings (2) Collecting data to determine whether evaluative criteria and standards are met (3) Documenting your judgment (4) Terminating, continuing, or modifying the plan (5) Identifying evaluative criteria and standards (what you are looking for when you evaluate—i.e., expected patient outcomes) Which item below places them in their correct sequence? a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 b. 3, 2, 1, 4, 5 c. 5, 2, 1, 3, 4 d. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 - correct answer c. 5, 2, 1, 3, 4