The following statements are on a patient's nursing care plan. Which of the following statements is written as an outcome?
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 mobility in 2 days.
c. The patient will demonstrate increased tolerance to activity over the next month.
d. The patient will understand needed dietary changes by discharge.
ANS: A
An expected outcome is a specific and measurable change that is expected as a result of nursing care. 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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