The nurse is formulating the patient's care plan. In determining when to evaluate the patient's progress, the nurse is aware that evaluations should be carried out within which parameters?

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In most cases, goal statements need to include a time for evaluation. The time depends on the intervention and the patient's condition. Some goals may need to be evaluated daily or weekly, and others may be evaluated monthly. The health care setting affects the time of evaluation. If the goal is set during hospitalization, the goal may need to be evaluated within days, whereas a goal set for home care may be evaluated weekly or monthly. At the time of evaluation, the goal is assessed for goal attainment, and new goals are set or a new evaluation date for the same goal may be chosen if the goal is still applicable for the patient care plan.

The Nurse Is Formulating the Patient's Care Plan