A patient has an outcome of ambulating three times a day. The patient does not ambulate the entire day. What should the nurse do next?
a. Walk the patient.
b. Reassess the patient.
c. Change the goal for the patient.
d. Continue with the plan for the patient.
B
When there is failure to achieve a goal, no matter what the reason, repeat the entire nursing process sequence for that nursing diagnosis to discover changes the plan needs. A complete reassessment of all patient factors relating to the nursing diagnosis and etiology is necessary when modifying a plan. The plan cannot continue because the goal was not met. The goal cannot be changed and walking the patient cannot occur until reassessment has been completed.
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