1. Short term goals can usually be achieved by the end of your shift. Long term goals are usually achieved by discharge. Write one short term and one long term goal for the following nursing diagnosis.
Nursing Diagnosis: Impaired physical mobility related to ventilation-perfusion mismatch as evidenced by shortness of breath on ambulation and inability to ambulate more than 10 feet independently.
2. Registered nurses perform interventions based on the following actions: (MEATA)
Monitor
Evaluate
Assess
Teach
Administer
Provide 2 RN interventions for each goal that you developed in #1. Provide rationale for each intervention being performed by an RN.
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