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SHORT ANSWER
1.Explain how you would evaluate whether a
patient has achieved the following goals.
a.Cognitive goals:b.Psychomotor goals:c. Affective goals:2.Explain how the following elements of
evaluation help to determine whether goals/
outcomes have been met.
a.Identifying evaluative criteria:b.Determining whether these criteria and
standards are met:c.Terminating, continuing, or modifying the
plan:3.Give an example of a variable that may influ-
ence goal/outcome achievement in the follow-
ing areas.
a.Patient:
b.Nurse:
c. Healthcare system:
4.Mr. Bogash, a 28-year-old man with leukemia,
recently had a bone marrow transplantation.
His medical condition has improved, but he is
unable to meet his goal of being up and alert
during the daytime hours. What would be
the appropriate step to take after evaluatingMr. Bogash? How would you document
Mr. Bogash’s failure to progress? How would
you revise his plan of care?5.Explain the following three essential
components of quality care and how nursing
care is evaluated in each area.
a.Structure:b.Process:c. Outcome:6.Explain why the following revisions may be
made to a plan of care.
a.Delete or modify the nursing diagnosis:b.Make the goal statement more realistic:c. Adjust the time criteria in the goal statement:d.Change nursing interventions:7.Would you rather work in an environment
that ensures the quality of the profession
using quality by inspection or quality as
opportunity? Explain your answer.8.Give four examples of the type of evaluations
nurses are involved in as members of the
healthcare team.
a.
b.
c.
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