Establishing short- and long-term goals to address nursing diagnoses involves: (Select all that apply.)
a. discussion with the patient.
b. exclusion of family with making patient decisions.
c. collaboration with other members of health care team.
d. making the health care provider as the central figure.
e. coordination of care as collaborative care.
ANS: A, C, E
Establishing short- and long-term goals to address nursing diagnoses involves discussion with the patient and often requires collaboration with family members and other members of the health care team. Coordinated, team-based patient care is called collaborative care. The patient's health care team members may include several nurses: the primary care provider; medical or surgical specialists; respiratory therapists; a dietitian; a physical therapist; occupational, music, or art therapists; a spiritual adviser; and social workers. The patient's primary nurse is often the central figure in coordinating collaborative care.
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