The nurse is individualizing Mr. Wu's plan of care by writing a plan for his nursing diagnosis of Anxiety. The nurse needs to write goals/outcomes on the plan of care because outcomes describe:
a. Desirable changes in the patient's health status
b. Specific patient responses to medical interventions
c. Specific nursing behaviors to improve a patient's health
d. Criteria to evaluate the appropriateness of a nursing diagnosis
A
Outcomes describe changes in the patient's health status in response to nursing rather than medical interventions. Outcomes relate to patient behavior, not nursing behaviors. Outcomes are a measure of the effectiveness of nursing care for a specific nursing diagnosis, not whether the nursing diagnosis is appropriate.
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