The evaluation phase of the nursing process is
a. conducted weekly to monitor the effectiveness of the interventions and progress toward outcomes.
b. carried out when all the patient outcomes are achieved.
c. an ongoing process focused on evaluating the effectiveness of the interventions.
d. a continual process focused on the progress patients make toward achieving established outcomes.
D
Evaluation is the final phase of the nursing process. During evaluation, the patient's progress in achieving the outcomes is determined. Even before the time frame for assessing outcomes is reached, the nurse is continually assessing the patient's progress toward the outcomes, making evaluation a continual and dynamic process.
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