A nurse who is teaching a patient assesses the patient's goals in life.The nurse then explains to a student nurse that this practice is important because:

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The nurse can use the patient's goals as motivating factors.Without good health, the patient probably won't be able to meet most goals.Although teaching a patient how to assess his or her life goals does assist the nurse in getting to know the patient as a unique individual, it is what the nurse does with this knowledge (motivate the patient)that is important.This answer is too narrow in focus to be the best choice.Increasing trust will help the nurse convince the patient that health-related changes are needed, but this answer is too narrow in focus to be the best answer.Goals are not related to self-agency.

A Nurse Who Is Teaching a Patient Assesses the Patient's