When asking a patient if a pain medication provided a few hours ago has been effective, the nurse is using which step of the nursing process?
1. Evaluation
2. Assessment
3. Planning
4. Implementation
Evaluation
Rationale: Evaluation focuses on a patient's behavioral changes and compares them with the criteria stated in the objectives. It consists of both the patient's status and the effectiveness of the nursing care. Both must be evaluated continuously, with the care plan modified as needed. Evaluation is ongoing through all phases of the nursing process. As the nurse works with a patient, the patient's responses to the nursing interventions are appraised to determine if the desired outcomes (objectives) have been achieved.
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intramuscular