Author Question: A nurse is providing education to a patient about self-administering subcutaneous injections. The ... (Read 88 times)

BRWH · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is providing education to a patient about self-administering subcutaneous injections. The patient demonstrates the self-injection. Which type of indicator did the nurse evaluate?

a. Health status
b. Health behavior
c. Psychological self-control
d. Health service utilization

Question 2

A goal for a patient with diabetes is to demonstrate effective coping skills. Which patient behavior will indicate to the nurse achievement of this outcome?

a. States feels better after talking with family and friends
b. Consumes high-carbohydrate foods when stressed
c. Dislikes the support group meetings
d. Spends most of the day in bed

vkodali · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Health behavior involves demonstrating a psychomotor skill such as self-injection. Health status is a clinical indicator such as exercise tolerance or blood pressure control. The skill is psychomotor, not psychological self-control. Health service utilization is readmission within 30 days or emergency department use.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Evaluative data that show signs of effective coping will help the nurse determine whether the patient has met the outcome. Talking to family and friends is the only positive option. During evaluation, you perform evaluative measures that allow you to compare clinical data, patient behavior measures, and patient self-report measures collected before implementation with the evaluation findings gathered after administering nursing care. Next, you evaluate whether the results of care match the expected outcomes and goals set for a patient. Consuming high-carbohydrate foods (patient is a diabetic), disliking support group, and spending the day in bed indicate unsuccessful progress toward meeting the patient's goal.