In response to a patient's complaint of pain, the nurse administered a PRN dose of hydromorphone (Dilaudid). In what phase of the nursing process will the nurse determine whether this medication has had the desired effect?
A) Analysis
B) Evaluation
C) Assessment
D) Data collection
Ans: B
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Evaluation, the final step of the nursing process, allows the nurse to determine the patient's response to nursing interventions and the extent to which the objectives have been achieved.
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