A nurse is interested in improving client care on the unit ...

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A nurse is interested in improving client care on the unit through performance improvement. What is the first step in this process?
 
  A) Discover the problem.
  B) Plan a strategy.
  C) Implement a change.
  D) Assess the change.

Question 2

A nurse is educating a client on how to administer insulin, with the expected outcome that the client will be able to self-administer the insulin injection. How would this outcome be evaluated?
 
  A) Asking the client to verbally repeat the steps of the injection
  B) Asking the client to demonstrate self-injection of insulin
  C) Asking family members how much trouble the client is having with injections
  D) Asking the client how comfortable he or she is with injections

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: A

Each nurse must decide how to respond when he or she perceives that client care is being compromised. The four steps listed are all components of the process of performance improvement, with discovering the problem being the first step.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B

Psychomotor outcomes describe the client's achievement of new skills and are evaluated by asking the client to demonstrate the new skill.