A nurse has been caring for a client in a skilled nursing facility
The nurse must establish the client's expected outcome to measure whether the client has achieved the expected behavior of nursing care and how successfully the client's short-term and long-term expected outcomes have been met. The nurse is reviewing the expected outcome for key characteristics. Which characteristics must be present in an expected outcome?
1 . Nurse oriented
2 . Specific
3 . Reasonable
4 . Measurable
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 2, 4
C) 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 3, 4
D
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Client-oriented: The client, not the nurse, is expected to meet this outcome. Specific: Everyone, including the client, knows what is to occur. Reasonable: The outcome should be within the client's capacity and abilities, considering the confines of the client's condition. Measurable: The behavior can be observed and measured.
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