When educating patients about their health care needs, nurses should i

QUESTION

When educating patients about their health care needs, nurses should inform the patients of their probable future or:

1. The most likely outcome if things continue unchanged 2. What can happen if some things change 3. The most likely outcome when specific efforts are made to accomplish a desired outcome 4. The outcome that is wanted Correct

ANSWER:

Answer: 1
Rationale: Probable future is the most likely outcome if things continue unchanged. An orientation to the future requires that one knows societal and global trends; is aware of social, political, economic, and organizational influences on those trends; and can speculate about the interaction of trends and forces of influence. Those that help to shape the future identify strategies to manage trends and forces. Four kinds of futures have been identified; probable future, possible future, plausible future, and preferred future. Possible future is what can happen if some changes are made. Plausible future is the likely outcome when specific efforts are made to accomplish a desired outcome. Preferred future is the outcome that is wanted.