A student nurse is preparing a presentation that requires identification of outcomes for the care of heart failure patients. Which is a correctly written outcome?
a. Develop a teaching program to address physical activities that improve cardiac function.
b. Consider the clinical manifestations associated with Level 4 heart failure.
c. List the most common pharmaceutical approaches to reduce preload in heart failure patients.
d. Consider the economic impact that recidivism has on the patient and health care facility.
ANS: A
Correct: Outcomes use action words, actions that nurses actually do, such as develop, plan, implement, integrate, plan, or conduct. Objectives begin with words like describe, discuss, list, or recognize; they are directions for learning, not what nurses do.
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