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Week 2
Evaluation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The patient has a goal of, “Skin will remain intact while in the hospital.” The nurse notices the patient has a new stage 2 pressure ulcer. What should the nurse do? | Reflect on factors that prevented the goal from being achieved. |
| The nurse monitors trends in patient outcomes as they relate to specific nursing interventions and notes positive changes. Procedures are changed based on the nurse’s research. What is this process called? | Quality improvement |
| The nurse is caring for a bedbound patient who develops a new area of skin breakdown, despite nursing interventions focused on prevention. How often is the care plan evaluated after the new interventions have been put into practice? | Every shift |
| Which statement about the evaluation step of the nursing process is true? | During evaluation, the nurse determines whether the patient’s goals were achieved. |
| The nurse evaluates the patient’s progress towards goals and determines if goals can be met. What does this include? | Patient involvement |
| The nurse evaluates the outcomes to determine if short-and long-term goals have been achieved. How is this decision made by the nurse? | Through critical thinking |
| A patient sets a goal of quitting smoking within the next 30 days. After 30 days, the patient has not quit but reports that he has reduced his smoking by 50%. What does the nurse document in regard to goal attainment? | Goal partially met. |
| The nurse is caring for a patient in the rehab unit and preparing her for discharge. The nurse determines that the patient has unmet goals. What is the next step in the process? | The nurse decides to continue, revise, or discontinue the goal. |
| The nurse documents progress toward goals in the patient record as, “Goal unmet, patient unable to quit smoking.” What is this notation called? | Evaluation statement |
| The nursing staff of a small emergency department implements a process to reduce wait times. What is this process called? | Quality Improvement |
| A nursing unit develops a quality improvement project aimed at decreasing patient falls. What type of guideline drives this quality improvement effort? | Evidence-based practice |
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