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Force Completion This test can be saved and resumed later Question Completion Status: Ls A Moving to another question will save this response. Question 2 The patient has not met goals set by the nurse. The nurse should: T T T T Arial 3(12pt) O Type here to search 799+ hp II

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Ans) When you're writing goals for a care plan, try to set goals that can be met within the time frame of hospitalization. Remember that a goal doesn't have to state that the patient will be back to their baseline or fully functional.

- For example, if your diagnosis is Activity Intolerance, you may ultimately want the patient to be able to walk independently up and down one flight of stairs. However, if the plan is to discharge the patient to a short-stay facility for rehab, this may not be accomplished during the hospitalization. Instead, your goal should be more attainable- i.e. "Patient will assist with bathing once daily without reporting shortness of breath."

- If the patient was discharged without completing a goal, you would document that the goal was "in progress" at the time of discharge and state the plan for completing the goal after discharge. Such as, "Goal in progress at time of discharge. Pt able to ambulate 500 feet with assistance. Plan for in-home physical therapy 3x per week."