A nurse is getting ready to discharge to home a patient who has a nursing diagnosis of Impaired physical mobility.Before discontinuing the patient's plan of care,what does the nurse need to do?
A) Determine whether the patient has transportation to get home.
B) Evaluate whether patient goals and outcomes have been met.
C) Establish whether the patient has a follow-up appointment scheduled.
D) Ensure that the patient's prescriptions have been filled.

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The nurse needs to evaluate whether goals and outcomes have been met before revising,continuing,or discontinuing a plan of care.The patient needs transportation,but that does not address the patient's mobility status.Whether the patient has a follow-up appointment and ensuring that prescriptions are filled do not evaluate the problem of mobility.

A Nurse Is Getting Ready to Discharge to Home a Patient