A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a client and notes the following: "The client verbalizes three signs of hypoglycemia to the staff accurately before discharge." The nurse interprets this statement as a(n):
A) Nursing Diagnosis
B) Outcome criteria
C) Intervention
D) Client outcome
Ans: B
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This statement is an example of outcome criteria. Outcome criteria answer the questions who (the client), what actions (verbalizes), under what circumstances (to the staff), how well (accurately), and when (before discharge). Nursing diagnosis would include a diagnostic label, related factors and defining characteristics. Intervention would reflect an action or treatment performed to promote client outcomes. Client outcome would be an educated guess made as a broad statement.
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