Author Question: A(n) ____________________ goal is not expected to be met before a patient is discharged from the ... (Read 27 times)

imanialler · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A(n) ___________________ _ goal is not expected to be met before a patient is discharged from the hospital. It may be an ongoing process of improvement or a gradual change in circumstances.

Fill in the blank with correct word.

Question 2

The nurse understands that when the nursing diagnosis is one that expresses the risk for a problem, a possible problem, or certain actual problems, the ___________________ _ statement, referred to as a PE statement, is used.

Fill in the blank with correct word.

meltdown117 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS:
long-term
A nursing goal is the overall direction in which one must progress to improve a problem. Long-term goals are not expected to be met before the patient is discharged from the hospital. It may be an ongoing process of improvement or a gradual change in circumstances.

Answer to Question 2

ANS:
two-part
In some circumstances, all three parts of the nursing diagnosis statement may not apply. In this case, a two-part statement may be a better fit. When the nursing diagnosis is one that expresses the risk for a problem, a possible problem, or certain actual problems, the two-part statement is used. This is referred to as a PE, or problem and etiology only, statement.