A Patient's Nursing Diagnosis Is Insomnia

Multiple Choice

A patient's nursing diagnosis is Insomnia.The desired outcome is: "Patient will sleep for a minimum of 5 hours nightly by October 31." On November 1,a review of the sleep data shows the patient sleeps an average of 4 hours nightly and takes a 2-hour afternoon nap.What is the nurse's next action?

A) Continue the current plan without changes.
B) Remove this nursing diagnosis from the plan of care.
C) Write a new nursing diagnosis that better reflects the problem.
D) Revise the target date for outcome attainment and examine interventions.