The nurse is caring for a patient who has had abdominal surgery and has developed a slight temperature. The nurse identifies which statement to be a patient-centered goal?

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Patient-centered goals are written specifically for the patient. The goal should specify the activity the patient is to exhibit or demonstrate to indicate goal attainment. These goals are written to reflect patient, not nursing, activities. Instead of focusing on the patient, the incorrect answers focus on the patient's temperature, the nurse medicating the patient, and the patient's skin integrity. Only option D focuses on the patient.

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