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dbose · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A nurse caring for a client in a healthcare facility has completed a client's care plan. Which step should the nurse take to evaluate the client's care plan?

A) Plan future nursing care for the client.
B) Assess the client regularly according to the time frame outlined in the care plan.
C) Identify the care that the client will need when discharged from the healthcare facility.
D) Identify factors contributing to the success or failure of identified goals.

Question 2

A nurse has been caring for a client who is going to be discharged from the healthcare facility. The nurse is required to prepare a discharge plan for the client. Which component should the nurse include in a client's discharge plan?

A) Medications to be taken at home, and documentation of instructions and special precautions
B) Ensure that the client or family has the necessary discharge instructions
C) Careful documentation of all instructions that are given to the client or family
D) Include a plan for follow-up in the discharge plan

TheNamesImani · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
To evaluate nursing care, the nurse should identify the factors contributing to the success or failure of the client care goals. The nurse has to assess each client regularly according to the timeline when following the clinical care path in providing care, not when evaluating the nursing care plan. Preparing the client for care outside the healthcare facility and planning for future nursing care for the client are parts of discharge planning; they are not steps for evaluating nursing care.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
The nurse needs to take the following steps under discharge planning: Ensure that the client or family has the necessary discharge instructions. Careful documentation of all instructions that are given to the client or family and a plan for follow-up in the discharge plan must be present. A component of the discharge plan is to include the medications to be taken at home and documentation of instructions and special precautions.