The nurse is providing care to a post-stroke patient on the rehabilitation floor with a nursing diagnosis of hygiene self-care deficit. Which goal is most appropriate on day one?
a. Patient will ambulate independently twice a day.
b. Patient will perform all of own ADLs.
c. Patient will consume 75% of all meals.
d. Patient will begin to perform 50% of own ADLs.
ANS: D
The patient need to work towards achieving as much independence in self-care as possible; starting with 50% in a post-stroke patient on day one is more achievable than 100%. Ambulating and eating meals are not goals for a self-care deficit.
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