A patient has met the goals and outcomes mutually agreed upon for improvement of ventilatory status.What should the nurse do next?

A) Modify the care plan.
B) Discontinue the care plan.
C) Create a nursing diagnosis that states goals have been met.
D) Reassess the patient's response to care and evaluate interventions.

After a nurse determines that expected outcomes and goals have been met and evaluation confirms it,the nurse discontinues that portion of the care plan.The nurse modifies a care plan when goals are not met.Create a nursing diagnosis occurs after assessment,not during evaluation.Reassessing the patient occurs if the goals are not met.