To evaluate a client's ability to manage a terbutaline pump, the nurse should:
a. have the client demonstrate programming the pump.
b. have the client verbalize selection of injection sites.
c. have the client verbalize symptoms that need to be reported.
d. demonstrate how the pump can administer a bolus dose.
ANS: A
Feedback
A Correct: Demonstration of a skill is the best method of evaluation.
B Incorrect: Although important, it is not the best method.
C Incorrect: Although important, it is not the best method.
D Incorrect: This is teaching, not evaluating.
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