The nurse recognizes which is a correctly written example of a short-term goal?
A) The patient will lose 50 lb in 1 year.
B) Patient will ambulate 1 mile without shortness of breath.
C) Patient will be able to change the colostomy bag in 6 weeks.
D) The patient will eat 75% of all meals for the next three days.

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According to Carpenito, goals that are achievable in less than a week are short-term goals, and goals that take weeks or months to achieve are long-term goals. Eating 75% of all meals for the next three days is an example of a short-term goal. A goal set for 6 weeks or a year in the future is a long-term goal. The ambulation goal has no time determination; therefore it can't be labeled as either short- or long-term and as such, is incorrectly written.

The Nurse Recognizes Which Is a Correctly Written Example of a Short-Term