Why should a new nurse use a standardized assessment tool?
a. Allows for electronic data collection and analysis
b. Increases the likelihood of collecting more information
c. Is a substitute for possessing refined interviewing skills
d. Provides automated means of choosing nursing diagnoses
B
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A Incorrect. Standardized assessment tools are not necessarily electronic.
B Correct. By learning how to use an assessment tool and following some basic rules, the new nurse can collect reasonably reliable assessment data without ad-vanced interviewing skills.
C Incorrect. A standardized tool is only as good as the nurse administering the tool; as the nurse's skill level for assessing an older adult increases, the data collected will increase in comprehensiveness and reliability.
D Incorrect. After data collection, the new nurse must analyze the data to deter-mine suitable nursing diagnoses; most assessment tools do not perform the analysis in place of the nurse's judgment.
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