A nurse in a cardiac fitness unit is helping an elderly man set health goals for the coming year. The patient has had one heart attack and two coronary artery bypass operations, and can now walk only one city block (1/8 mile) before tiring
Which goal seems most reasonable for him? A) Walk 10 blocks every day
B) Jog 4 blocks every day
C) Walk 24 blocks every day
D) Continue to walk 1 block every day
A
Feedback:
Although setting such a goal depends very much on the patient and the course of his recovery, it seems reasonable to set a goal of walking 10 blocks (a little more than a mile) every day within a year. That is not so much as to seem unreachable, or so little as to seem worthless. If the patient tries to make progress toward that goal but fails, the goal can be revised after a few months.
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