What is the primary reason for documenting discontinued portions of the care plan when a client goal has been met?

Question

a. To ensure effective use of both nursing time and resources
b. To ensure delivery of both timely and relevant nursing care
c. To discontinue unmet outcomes
d. To minimize ineffective communication among the nursing staff

Answer 1

B
Documentation of a discontinued care plan ensures that other nurses will not unnecessarily con-tinue interventions for that portion of the plan of care.
Continuity of care assumes that care provided to clients is relevant and timely.
Discontinuing unmet outcomes is not a primary reason for documenting discontinued portions of the care plan. Unmet outcomes need to be re-evaluated to continue intervention.
The goal "To minimize ineffective communication among the nursing staff" relates to potential nursing outcomes relating to poor documentation of care plan editing.