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Which goal is most appropriate for a patient who has had a total hip replacement?
 
  a. The patient will ambulate briskly on the treadmill by the time of discharge.
  b. The patient will walk 100 feet using a walker by the time of discharge.
  c. The nurse will assist the patient to ambulate in the hall 2 times a day.
  d. The patient will ambulate by the time of discharge.
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ANS: B
The patient will walk 100 feet using a walker by the time of discharge is individualized, realistic, and measurable. Ambulating briskly on a treadmill is not realistic for this patient. The option that focuses on the nurse, not the patient, is not a measurable goal; this is an intervention. The patient will ambulate by the time of discharge is not measurable because it does not specify the distance. Even though we can see that the patient will ambulate, this does not quantify how far.
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