The nurse writes a short-term goal for a patient scheduled for surgery in the morning and identifies which goal that contains all the necessary elements?
A) The patient will walk to the bathroom within 48 hours after surgery.
B) The patient will walk to the bathroom without experiencing shortness of breath within 48 hours after surgery.
C) The patient will walk to the bathroom without experiencing shortness of breath.
D) The patient will walk to the bathroom without experiencing shortness of breath after surgery.

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All short- and long-term goals must be: (1) patient focused, (2) realistic, and (3) measurable. For example, a patient-focused, realistic, and measurable short-term goal may be written for a patient with the Nursing diagnosis of Activity intolerance: The patient walks to the bathroom without experiencing shortness of breath within 48 hours after surgery.

The Nurse Writes a Short-Term Goal for a Patient Scheduled