The nurse wonders which nursing interventions increase clients' competence in managing their own recovery after discharge. Which intervention might be appropriate to help determine this?

Question

1. The nurse will adjust client teaching to allow for cultural diversity.
2. The nurse will provide the client with 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep while in the inpatient facility.
3. The nurse will measure the client's ability to ambulate without dyspnea.
4. The nurse will discuss the client's discharge with the health care provider.

Answer 1

The nurse will adjust client teaching to allow for cultural diversity.

Rationale: Interventions involved in a research project to help determine client competence in managing their own recovery after discharge must address the topic for validation. Adjusting client teaching to allow for cultural diversity would help determine whether this intervention would impact the client's competence. Providing the client with uninterrupted sleep will not address the question of client competence in managing their own recovery after discharge. The ability to ambulate without dyspnea could determine how far the client can ambulate, but does not address the research question. Discussing the client's discharge with other health care providers does not address the question of client competence, but may provide some insight into how to manage interventions for the client.