Last night a nurse spent time instructing a patient on how to monitor his pulse while taking digoxin. The next day the nurse asks the patient to recount the details of this skill. The nurse is using:
A. reflection.
B. evaluation.
C. perseverance.
D. assessment.
A
When a nurse evaluates, he or she is determining if a patient goal has been met. When a nurse perseveres, he or she seeks resources until a successful approach has been found. Assessment involves the act of collecting pertinent patient data.
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