RN Exam Practice
Management of CareQuestion 72 of 2368

During evaluation, a nurse finds that a client's expected outcome was only partially met by the target time. What should the nurse do next?

  1. Document the outcome as met and continue the same plan
  2. Revise the nursing care plan
  3. Discontinue the nursing care plan
  4. Continue the plan unchanged and delegate the reassessment
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Correct answer: Revise the nursing care plan

Outcomes that are not met or only partially met by the time frame mean the care plan should be revised.

Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Nursing Process: Evaluation. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026