The nurse knows an appropriate goal for the nursing diagnosis Sleep deprivation is:
a. the patient will remain asleep for 6 to 7 hours consistently for 1 week.
b. the patient will fall asleep within 15 minutes of going to bed.
c. the patient will report an ability to concentrate on tasks.
d. the patient will repeat medication instructions on discharge.
ANS: A
The patient remaining asleep for 6 to 7 hours consistently for 1 week is an appropriate goal for Sleep deprivation. The patient falling asleep within 15 minutes of going to bed is a goal for Insomnia. The patient reporting an ability to concentrate on tasks is a goal for Anxiety. The patient repeating medication instructions on discharge is an appropriate goal for Disturbed thought processes.
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