The following statements are on a patient's nursing care plan. Which statement will the nurse use as an outcome for a goal of care?
a. The patient will verbalize a decreased pain level less than 3 on a 0 to 10 scale by the end of this shift.
b. The patient will demonstrate increased tolerance to activity over the next month.
c. The patient will understand needed dietary changes by discharge.
d. The patient will demonstrate increased mobility in 2 days.
ANS: A
An expected outcome is a specific and measurable change that is expected as a result of nursing care. Verbalizing decreased pain on a 0 to 10 scale is an outcome. The other three options in this question are goals. Demonstrating increased mobility in 2 days and understanding necessary dietary changes by discharge are short-term goals because they are expected to occur in less than a week. Demonstrating increased tolerance to activity over a month-long period is a long-term goal because it is expected to occur over a longer period of time.
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