Which of the following is the best-developed task statement?
a. The patient will walk up and down the hall.
b. The patient will monitor his blood sugar and take his insulin injection correctly.
c. The patient will walk up and down the hall three times a day by 24 hours from this day.
d. The patient will be able to regulate his blood sugar.
C
The task statement is an action verb. This component describes what the patient will do to obtain an expected change in behavior. The task statement describes an observable behavior. When the actual behavior is stated as a task statement, the nurse can determine whether the patient is demonstrating achievement of the expected outcome. Only one task statement should be used for each outcome.
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