The nurse is caring for a trauma patient with the Nursing diagnosis of acute pain r/t fracture and muscle spasms. Which is an appropriate goal for this Nursing diagnosis?

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Goals must be measurable and objective so that nursing staff can determine when each of the goals has been met. Having the patient describe meditation techniques is measurable because the nursing staff can determine whether he can actually describe them. Goals are achieved by the patient, not nursing staff. The nursing staff cannot accurately measure whether the patient is experiencing or feeling less pain. The goal statements "The patient will report less pain … or state that he has less pain …" are not measurable and appropriate.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Trauma Patient with the Nursing