The nurse is caring for a client who has been newly diagnosed with diabetes. One of the outcomes the nurse read on the client's plan of care this morning was: "Client will demonstrate correct technique for self-injecting insulin." The client required insulin prior to his lunch and successfully drew up and administered his insulin while the nurse observed. How should the nurse follow up this observation?
A) Record an evaluative statement in the client's plan of care.
B) Remove the outcome from the client's care plan.
C) Ask the nurse who wrote the plan of care to document this development.
D) Reassess the client's psychomotor skills at dinner time.

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The nurse should record an evaluative statement in the client's plan of care to document that the outcome was met. This will help to track the client's progress and ensure that the outcome has been achieved. Removing the outcome from the care plan or asking the nurse who wrote the plan of care to document the development are not necessary. It is not necessary to reassess the client's psychomotor skills at dinner time since the client already successfully administered the insulin earlier.

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