nursing objective, a specific aim planned by a nurse to decrease a person’s stress, to improve the ability to adapt, or both. A nursing objective may be physical, emotional, social, or cultural and may involve the person’s family, friends, and other patients. It is the purpose of any specific nursing order or nursing intervention. Some common nursing objectives are adequate understanding by the patient of certain details of the condition, adequate and comfortable daily elimination, a certain amount of rest, a balanced diet, and participation in specific items of self-care. Compare nursing goal.
