The nurse develops long-term and short-term outcomes for a client admitted with asthma. Which of the following is an example of a long-term goal?
A) Client returns home verbalizing an understanding of contributing factors, medications, and signs and symptoms of an asthma attack.
B) By day 3 of hospitalization, the client verbalizes knowledge of factors that exacerbate the symptoms of asthma.
C) Within one hour of a nebulizer treatment, adventitious breath sounds and cough are decreased.
D) Within 72 hours of admission, the client's respiratory rate returns to normal and retractions disappear.
Ans: A
An example of a long-term outcome is "Patient returns home verbalizing an understanding of contributing factors, medications, and signs and symptoms of an asthma attack." The other three examples are short-term outcomes that focus on short-term goals related to the period of time during hospitalization.
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