The Nurse Evaluates That the Patient Has Met the Outcome

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse evaluates that the patient has met the outcome of feeding himself independently. The nurse should:

• A) inactivate the nursing diagnosis from the care plan.
• B) notify the primary care provider that the patient can now feed himself.
• C) document the ability to self-feed and mark the nursing diagnosis as resolved.
• D) inform the RN to document the self-feeding and to cancel the nursing diagnosis.

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