Outcome Identification - Application of the Nursing Process

Outcome Identification

Treatment outcomes for clients who have survived trauma or abuse may include the following:

·    The client will be physically safe.

·    The client will distinguish between ideas of self-harm and taking action on those ideas.

·    The client will demonstrate healthy, effective ways of dealing with stress.

·    The client will express emotions nondestructively.

·    The client will establish a social support system in the community.