Exam 9: Implementation and Evaluation

In the implementation step of the nursing process, a nurse is to utilize certain activities to be effective in the care of a client. Which activity is the priority?

What guides professional practice?

The nurse is assessing the client's behavioral response to a nursing intervention. This type of evaluation is known as:

A new mother is having difficulty breastfeeding her newborn infant. A goal was established stating the baby would be nursing every 2 to 3 hours by age 1 week. The mother presents to the follow-up center at 1 week and reports that she discontinued breastfeeding. The nurse evaluates the original goal as:

When the nurse prepares to discharge a client, and subsequently evaluates the effectiveness of the nursing care, the nurse should determine whether the:

After the nursing plan of care has been developed, the nurse knows that:

The primary purpose for evaluating data about a client's care according to a functional health approach is to:

Which nursing action can be categorized as a surveillance or monitoring intervention?

Which is a major premise of a quality improvement program? Select all that apply.

Which statement describes the purpose of evaluation? Select all that apply.

The nurse has assessed a client and determined that the client has abnormal breath sounds and low oxygen saturation level. The nurse is performing what type of nursing intervention?

The nurse participates in a quality assurance program and reviewing evaluation data from the previous year. Which does the nurse recognize as an example of outcome evaluation?

After learning about a client's limited financial resources and limited insurance benefits, the home care nurse modifies nursing interventions related to a client's care instructions. The nurse modifies the plan of care based upon which client variable?

The nurse is discussing dietary options with a client who is upset because the client is unable to have the food the client wants to eat. The nurse states "You may not be able to have steak but can have grilled salmon or grilled chicken. Which do you prefer?" What is the purpose for giving clients options to their care?

The nurse is assessing the client's self-care capabilities for after discharge from the hospital. Which barrier greatly contributes to the nursing goals being unmet? Select all that apply.

Which purpose of the evaluation phase of the nursing process is a priority during client care?

What are the two priority nursing diagnoses? Select all that apply.

The primary purpose of nursing implementation is to:

A client has terminal cancer and the practitioner has ordered a diagnostic imaging test. The client tells the nurse, "I don't want the test performed." So the nurse agrees to dialogue with the practitioner on the client's behalf. The nurse's actions are what type of intervention?

Which nursing action reflects evaluation?