The client smokes two packs of cigarettes per day. The nurse works with the client, and they agree that the client will smoke one cigarette less each week, until he is down to one pack per day
In three weeks, the client is smoking two and a half packs of cigarettes per day. This is an example of which of the following? a. A realistic goal
b. A compliant client
c. An unmet outcome
d. A nonmeasurable goal
C
The scenario is an example of an unmet outcome. During evaluation, the nurse is able to deter-mine that the client has not met the expected outcome of decreasing smoking by one cigarette each week, but rather has increased his smoking.
The goal may or may not have been realistic, but the nurse is evaluating whether the expected outcome was met, so this is an example of an unmet outcome.
The client is noncompliant.
The goal is measurable. During evaluation, the nurse determines whether expected outcomes are met to judge if certain goals have been met.
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