Which client outcome is a complete outcome statement?
1. The client will perform range-of-motion exercises.
2. The client will be turned side to side every 2 hours.
3. The client will drink an adequate amount of fluids.
4. The client will perform unassisted stoma care by 3/1.
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4. Performing unassisted stoma care by 3/1 is a complete client outcome statement because it is a client-centered, specific, measurable, time-limited behavior in response to successful nursing care. On 3/1, the nurse evaluates the client's ability to perform independent stoma care to determine whether the client has achieved the outcome or if the plan of care should continue.
1. Performing range-of-motion exercises is a vague statement that is not measurable and lacks a time limit; details about frequency of the exercises and the specific joints must be defined.
2. Turning the client is a nursing intervention and is thereby not client centered. This statement also lacks a time limit.
3. Drinking fluid can become an outcome if the amount of water, frequency of drinking, and a time limit are set.
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