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Um.....what?

Okay help me out here friends. Maybe I'm crazy or not understanding this correctly. I'm reading for class and came across this:

Goal/outcome statement - Patient's left hip ulcer will measure 1 cm x 2.5 cm in 3 weeks.

Evaluation/documentation - Outcome partially achieved. Patient's left hip ulcer measures 0.3 cm x 0.5 cm.

Since I have to assume we never want pressure ulcers to get bigger, then originally it must have been larger than 1 cm x 2.5 cm at the time of the writing of the goal statement. And, since 0.3 cm x 0.5 cm is substantially smaller than 1 cm x 2.5 cm, not only has the goal been met, it's been exceeded. So why term it as partially achieved?

If the stated goal had been total healing, then I would accept a classification of partially achieved. But as written, that makes no sense.

So is my book wrong, or am I somehow misunderstanding this?

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    I think the care plan was edited and not proofread after editing. It doesn't make a bit of sense.

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    I think the care plan was edited and not proofread after editing. It doesn't make a bit of sense.

    After reading a mere three chapters, I've decided that it's an error. I've found several other mistakes and come to the conclusion that the editor should be fired because they SUCK. Pretty disappointing, because I think with the amount I paid, I have the right to be able to trust my book and to expect higher quality.

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    Agree with Whispera. The wording seems to be a hash. Good catch!

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    Have you asked classmates. They might know.

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    That is very odd indeed! I agree, it is illogical to say it was partially achieved if the outcome EXCEEDED the goal/expectation! Bring it to your instructor's attention and like the PP said, write a letter if you have time/interest.

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    I agree that if this is all the information the text provided, just the middle section of a wound care plan [maybe] and leave it to the reader to solve the riddle -well, this text book stinks! Unless the price of books has gone way down over the years [which I highly doubt] I suspect you paid entirely too much for this one!

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