When Developing a Plan of Care for a Patient, the Nurse

question 11

Multiple Choice

When developing a plan of care for a patient, the nurse must first:

• A) address nursing diagnoses that are specific to the patient.
• B) collect data as part of the assessment phase.
• C) identify realistic and measurable outcome goals.
• D) establish goals for evaluation of the care plan.

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Definitions:

Job Evaluation

The process of analyzing and assessing various jobs systematically to ascertain their relative worth in an organization.

Pay Compression

A situation where there is little difference in pay between employees regardless of their skills, experience, or job responsibilities.

Pay Inversion

In pay inversion, the external market changes so rapidly that new employees are actually paid more than experienced employees.

Skill-Based Pay

Rewards employees for acquiring new skills.