Performance Tools Capture the Critical Behaviors and Outcomes That Result

question 9

Multiple Choice

Performance tools capture the critical behaviors and outcomes that result from effective nursing care and use criteria that are appropriate, meaningful, and useful in measuring what they are intending to measure. The determination of the extent that these characteristics are being measured effectively using this tool is known as:

• A) accuracy.
• B) objectivity.
• C) reliability.
• D) validity.

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Definitions:

Phallic Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development centered on the genital organs.

Genital

Relating to the external sexual organs.

Relaxation Training

A therapeutic technique involving exercises or activities designed to reduce stress and anxiety, promoting physical and mental calm.

Muscles

Tissues in the body that have the ability to contract, enabling movement of the body and its parts.