The nurse is evaluating whether patient goals and outcomes have been met for a patient with physical mobility problems due to a fractured leg. Which finding indicates the patient has met an expected outcome?
a. The nurse provides assistance while the patient is walking in the hallways.
b. The patient is able to ambulate in the hallway with crutches.
c. The patient will deny pain while walking in the hallway.
d. The patient's level of mobility will improve.
ANS: B
The patient's being able to ambulate in the hallway with crutches is an expected outcome of nursing care. The outcomes of nursing practice are the measurable conditions of patient, family or community status, behavior, or perception. These outcomes are the criteria used to judge success in delivering nursing care. The option stating, "The patient's level of mobility will improve" is a broader goal statement. The nurse's assisting a patient to ambulate is an intervention. The patient's denying pain is an expected outcome for pain, not for physical mobility problems.
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