An appropriate goal when teaching a patient who has diarrhea is that the patient
a. will have less frequent, more formed stools.
b. will not have a stool for 1 to 2 days.
c. will receive adequate intravenous fluids.
d. will receive appropriate antibiotic therapy.
ANS: A
An appropriate goal is that patients will have formed, less frequent stools not an absence of stools. Receiving adequate intravenous fluids or antibiotic therapy are interventions not goals.
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