A new nurse states that she is confused about using evaluative measures when caring for patients and asks the charge nurse for examples and an explanation. Which of the following is the most accurate response from the charge nurse?
a. "Evaluative measures are multiple-page documents used to evaluate nurse performance."
b. "Evaluative measures include assessment data used to determine whether patients have met their expected outcomes and goals."
c. "Evaluative measures are used by quality assurance nurses to determine the progress a nurse is making from novice to expert nurse."
d. "Evaluative measures are objective views of incident reports."
B
You use evaluative measures to determine whether patients have met their goals and outcomes. Evaluative measures are not multiple-page documents, and they are used to assess the patient's status, not the nurse's performance. Evaluative measures are not used when you are completing an incident report.
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