A nurse is completing the discharge instructions for a 75-year-old widower who is living alone and is leaving the hospital following hip replacement surgery
The measurable outcome that should guide the patient's discharge plan of care should be the patient's ability to:
A) Be responsible for herself
B) Meet developmental way points
C) Demonstrate self-care abilities
D) Provide evidence of follow-through on the plan of care
Ans: C
Feedback: Patients must be able to demonstrate self-care abilities to be safe at home following surgery. Reduced hospital lengths of stay and diminished home health care resources have increased the level of performance needed for patients to safely perform their own self-care. Options A and D are incorrect; "to be responsible for herself" and "to provide evidence of follow-through on the plan of care" are not measurable outcomes. Option B is incorrect; to meet "developmental way points" is not a defined outcome related to hip replacement surgery.
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