In developing the nursing care plan, the nurse creates goals:
a. with the patient and possibly the family.
b. that the nurse wants the patient to achieve.
c. and actions needed to accomplish the goal.
d. that are aggressive to ensure success.
ANS: A
The nurse creates goals with the patient and possibly with the family by discussing the patient's current condition, the condition to which the patient wants to progress, and the actions the patient and nurse undertake to accomplish the goal. The nurse's input into this process is critical to developing reasonable goals and interventions. Without the nurse's guidance during this step, the goals and interventions may be too weak to promote the patient's success or too aggressive for the patient to achieve. The nurse works with the patient to develop a plan of care that is reasonable, is appropriately challenging, and promotes patient success for goal attainment.
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