The student nurse sits down to plan goals for the future. Which goal would the nurse identify as a long-term goal?
a. Study every night from 8 to 10 p.m.
b. Find a babysitter for clinical days
c. Dress professionally for clinical
d. Specialize in care of sick newborns
D
Specializing in care of newborns is a long-term goal because the nurse must first complete nursing school and obtain specialty training to fulfill the goal. Studying every night is a short-term goal because it will occur starting today. Finding a babysitter is a short-term goal that needs to be met soon. Dressing professionally is a short-term goal that will be ongoing throughout the student's career. It is short term because it will begin, one assumes, in the near future.
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