Community health nurses must continue to collect data about the policy that has been implemented in a community agency. In what step of the nursing process does the community health nurse continue to collect data?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Evaluation
D) Implementation
Ans: C
When equating the nursing process to the steps of policy making, evaluation equates to policy evaluation, assessment equates to problem recognition and definition, diagnosis equates to policy formation, and implementation equates to budgeting and policy implementation.
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