For the most part, evaluative measures are equivalent to which of the following?
a. Planning
b. Outcome indicators
c. Assessment skills and techniques
d. Enactment of the entire nursing process
C
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A Planning and evaluative measures are not equivalent.
B Outcome indicators are part of nursing-sensitive client outcomes.
C Evaluative measures are equivalent to assessment measures, but they are performed when the nurse makes decisions about the client's status and progress.
D Enactment of the entire nursing process is not equivalent to evaluative measures.
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