A new mother is having difficulty breastfeeding her newborn infant. A goal was established stating the baby would be nursing every 2 to 3 hours by age 1 week. The mother presents to the follow-up center at 1 week and reports that she discontinued breastfeeding. The nurse evaluates the original goal as:
A) met.
B) partially met.
C) completely unmet.
D) inappropriately chosen for this client.

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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 New Mother Is Having Difficulty Breastfeeding Her Newborn Infant