A nurse is writing a care plan for a newly admitted patient. Which outcome statement did the nurse correctly write?
a. "The patient will eat 80% of all meals."
b. "The nursing assistant will set up the pa-tient for a bath every day."
c. "The nursing assistant will ambulate the patient three times a day by May 30."
d. "The patient will identify the need to in-crease dietary intake of fiber by July 4."
D
The patient will identify the need to increase dietary intake of fiber by July 4 is measurable, reli-able, valid, and focuses on the patient. Expected outcomes are measurable criteria to evaluate goal achievement. These measurable effects relate to a change in a patient's physical condition or behavior that results from individualized nursing interventions. Outcomes should be measurable, reliable, valid, suited to the patient, and sensitive to change. Eat 80% of meals has no time frame. The nursing assistant is not the focus the patient is. Also, the nursing assistant will ambulate the patient or set the patient for a bath are interventions, not outcomes.
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