Which of the following abilities on the part of the client will the nurse evaluate based on the following outcome criterion determined by the nurse: "Client will independently complete nec-essary assessments prior to administration of digoxin (
cardiotonic)"? a. Assessing the respiratory rate
b. Palpating the radial pulse
c. Reviewing dietary habits
d. Inspecting colour of the skin
B
The nurse should compare the established outcome criterion with the client's behaviour or re-sponse. In this case, the client is expected to independently complete the necessary assessments before administration of digoxin. The client should be able to palpate the radial pulse as an as-sessment before administration of digoxin.
The outcome criterion does not state anything about exercise. During evaluation, the nurse is to judge the degree of agreement between the outcome criterion and the client's behaviour.
The outcome criterion does not state anything about diet. Evaluating whether the client reviews his or her own dietary habits would not be comparable to a necessary assessment before medica-tion administration.
The outcome criterion does not state anything about the client's skin. The nurse, who knows that digoxin is a cardiotonic, understands that the client should be assessing his or her own heart rate.
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