A client who had hip replacement surgery yesterday has a nursing diagnosis Pain related to hip replacement surgery. Which of these would represent a long-term goal for this client?
a. "Client will verbalize relief of pain by the third postoperative day."
b. "Client will be pain-free by discharge."
c. "Client will request pain medication less frequently by the second postoperative day."
d. "Client will express desire to use alternative methods of pain relief as soon as possible."
B
Long-term goals require weeks or even months to be resolved; these goals focus on the problem component of the nursing diagnosis.
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