Establishes short- and long-term goals.-rationale: during the planning step of the nursing process, the nurse establishes priorities and short- and long-term goals, projects measurable outcomes, and develops a care plan. the nurse determines the clients goal achievement during the evaluation step, writes statements about the clients health problem during the nursing diagnosis step, and gathers objective data during the assessment step. client needs category: safe, effective care environment client needs subcategory: management of care cognitive level: comprehension reference: craven, r.f., and hirnle, c.j. fundamentals of nursing: human health and function, 5th ed. philadelphia: lippincott williams & wilkins, 2007, p. 196.
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