Author Question: Which statement is true regarding goals and expected outcomes? a. Goals focus on long-term needs ... (Read 135 times)

scienceeasy · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Which statement is true regarding goals and expected outcomes?

a. Goals focus on long-term needs and expected outcomes focus on short-term needs.
b. A goal is a broad statement of desired changes that need not be written in behavioral terms.
c. An expected outcome is a specific statement that describes the methods through which the goal will be achieved.
d. Long-term goals focus on the etiology com-ponent of the nursing diagnosis.

Question 2

A client who was raped tells the nurse that she is planning to have an abortion since she cannot raise a child that was conceived this way; however, abortion is against her religion.

Which of the following should the nurse do to support this client? 1. Provide information on giving up children for adoption
2. Suggest she talk with her clergy
3. Ask the client what she needs to support her decision
4. Remind the client that abortion is killing and that's why it is against her religion

ashely1112 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
An expected outcome is a description of the favorable patient status that is achieved when a prob-lem-focused nursing diagnosis has been resolved or positive adaptation has been enhanced.

Answer to Question 2

3. Ask the client what she needs to support her decision

Rationale:
The client's decision is to have an abortion even though it is against her religion. The best thing for the nurse to do is to ask the client what she needs to support her decision. The nurse should not provide information about adoption since the client is not planning on carrying the child to term. The nurse should not suggest she talk with clergy since the client did not ask to do so. The nurse should not remind the client that abortion is killing since this would not support the client's moral dilemma.