You are the nurse creating the care plan for a patient newly admitted to your rehabilitation unit
The patient is an 82-year-old patient who has had a stroke but who lived independently until this event. What is a goal that you should include in this patient's nursing care plan?
A) Maintain joint mobility.
B) Refer to social services.
C) Ambulate three times every day.
D) Perform passive range of motion twice daily.
Ans: A
Feedback:
The major goals may include absence of contracture and deformity, maintenance of muscle strength and joint mobility, independent mobility, increased activity tolerance, and prevention of further disability. The other listed actions are interventions, not goals.
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