Need help selecting nursing goals!!

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:confused:Hi everyone! I am a 3rd year nursing student and I am currently doing a clinical rotation in a school where I am required to develop and present to the class. I am struggling trying to figure out the difference between psychosocial and physical goals for my careplan. I also need a goal r/t growth and development. My nursing diagnosis for these goals are deficient knowledge (my topic-healthy relationships)...please help!:confused:

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Specializes in CVSICU, Cardiac Cath Lab.

Physical goals= those that affect the body

Psychosocial= those that affect the mind, mood, and spirit.

What age group are you working with? That will play a part in what goals you select.

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Specializes in NICU.

I'm confused as to what you're looking for. You can't make a nursing diagnosis on a topic, you have to have a specific patient with specific issues.

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Thanks! I know ..its backwards..I am teaching grade 10's and their teacher suggested a topic for me..then we have an assignment associated with the teaching plan where you have to have a nursing diagnosis and interventions...it doesnt make sense why we are doing this..we should just have a teaching plan b/c we aren't the ones identifying the need

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I'm confused as to what you're looking for. You can't make a nursing diagnosis on a topic, you have to have a specific patient with specific issues.

I totally agree with you..which is why I am having difficulty with this assignment

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Specializes in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.

Why was that topic suggested by the teacher? Are there difficulties with the establishment of healthy relationships for them? Do they currently have healthy relationships? You need this assessment data to determine the diagnosis (which you need before you can establish the goal).

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One possible nursing diagnosis is; knowledge deficit related to healthy & unhealthy romantic relationships. The goal can be, following an education session, the grade 10 students will describe the characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships.

See article on adolescent romantic relationships http://www.actforyouth.net/documents/AdolescentRomanticRelationships_July07.pdf

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Thanks..I actually do have this goal..my trouble is I need 5 holistic goals- 3 physical/psychosocial, 1 growth and development goal and 1 primary health care goal

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Keep the assignment simple, read the link I posted and write your assignment headings, under the headings add the approipriate information

1. Physical goal; students will identify that in a healthy relationship a partner does not expose them to a STD or to physical abuse

2. Physcosocial goal; students will understand that in a healthy relationship a partner does not expose them to emotional abuse

I will leave the rest for you to fill in

3. Psychosocial goal; student will recognize healthy relationships are__________________

4. Growth and development goal for adolesence is___________________________________

5. Primary health care goal ___________________________ (you have already identified this)

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Wow Thanks everyone! Keeping it simple makes it so much easier!! You guys rock!

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