Which Outcome Statement Is a Properly Written Goal

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which outcome statement is a properly written goal?

• A) "The patient will be free of pain."
• B) "The patient will verbalize the importance of lifestyle changes."
• C) "The patient will get up into the chair one time daily for 1 hour."
• D) "The patient will demonstrate breathing techniques by the end of shift."

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Definitions:

Glycogen

A large molecule composed of glucose units, it functions as the secondary long-term energy storage in animal and fungal cells.

Glucose

A simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and a component of many carbohydrates.

Metabolism

The set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms that enable the conversion of food to energy, the transformation of nutrients into cellular components, and the elimination of nitrogenous wastes.

Homologous Chromosomes

Members in each pair of chromosomes.