Each decision affects their health and gives them the confidence to manage and conquer their disease. It is important for the nurse to educate the patient to allow them to make these important decisions. Developing a goal provides the patient with motivation and something to look forward to. A goal for the patient could be to limit or completely remove junk food from the diet. You think about difficulties with this such as the increased cost of paying for healthier foods, or when the patient is in a social setting and wants to eat junk food with his friends. We try this goal for a week and check in at that time to see if this goal was successful and if it can be extended for another
Each decision affects their health and gives them the confidence to manage and conquer their disease. It is important for the nurse to educate the patient to allow them to make these important decisions. Developing a goal provides the patient with motivation and something to look forward to. A goal for the patient could be to limit or completely remove junk food from the diet. You think about difficulties with this such as the increased cost of paying for healthier foods, or when the patient is in a social setting and wants to eat junk food with his friends. We try this goal for a week and check in at that time to see if this goal was successful and if it can be extended for another