A client with a recently fractured left femur has been reluctant to comply with physical therapy for fear of the pain associated with movement. A goal for this client is to attend therapy treatments three times each day. The nurse is evaluating the goal for this client. The client states, "I don't like therapy; it hurts, but I have been going twice a day." The client chart has an entry from the last shift nurse stating the client went to therapy two times with encouragement. The nurse evaluates the goal as:
A) goal met.
B) goal partially met.
C) goal completely unmet.
D) goal revision needed.

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After collecting data, nurses form a comprehensive picture of the client's behavioral responses. The next activity is to make a judgment about goal attainment by comparing the client's actual behavioral responses to the predicted responses or predetermined outcome criteria developed in the planning phase.

A Client with a Recently Fractured Left Femur Has Been