Author Question: How are short-term goals different from long-term goals? Short-term goals: 1) Can be met within a ... (Read 158 times)

Zulu123 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

How are short-term goals different from long-term goals? Short-term goals:

1) Can be met within a few hours or a few days.
2) Are developed from the problem side of the nursing diagnosis.
3) Must have target times/dates.
4) Specify desired client responses to interventions.

Question 2

The nurse is planning care for a patient. She is using a standardized care plan for Impaired Walking related to left-side weakness. Which of the following activities will the nurse perform when individualizing the plan for the patient?

1) Validating conflicting data with the patient
2) Transcribing medical orders
3) Stating the frequency for ambulation
4) Performing a comprehensive assessment