When she presents the nursing procedures to be followed, she refers to what type of standards?
A. Process
B. Outcome
C. Structure
D. Criteria
Correct Answer: A. Process
Process standards include care plans, the nursing procedures to be done to address the needs of the patients. Process standards focus on the practitioner and the activities carried out in delivering care. The development of standards and related criterion measures are then guided by the basic principles.
Option B: Outcome standards focus on the end result of the nursing services and activities carried out and the changes which occurred. This approach is based on the belief that structure, process, and outcome are interdependent.
Option C: Structure standards focus on the settings and environment in which nursing is practiced. This approach may be most suitable for standards developed at the local operational level and written within the framework of the broader standards developed at the national level.
Option D: Criteria is the plural of criterion—a standard or principle for judging, evaluating, or selecting something. Criteria are the ideals or requirements on which a judgment, evaluation, or selection is based.