The nurse is caring for a client who just had colon resection surgery with a new colostomy.Which teaching objective does the nurse include in the client's plan of care?

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Client learning goals must be measurable and objective with a time frame,so the nurse can determine whether they have been met.When the goal is to have the client demonstrate a particular skill,the nurse can easily determine whether the goal was met.The specific time frame of "by discharge" is easily measurable also.The other goals are all subjective and cannot be measured objectively.The first two options do not have time frames."Tomorrow" is a vague time frame.

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