A nurse caring for a client in a healthcare facility has completed a client's care plan. Which step should the nurse take to evaluate the client's care plan?
A) Plan future nursing care for the client.
B) Assess the client regularly according to the time frame outlined in the care plan.
C) Identify the care that the client will need when discharged from the healthcare facility.
D) Identify factors contributing to the success or failure of identified goals.
D
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To evaluate nursing care, the nurse should identify the factors contributing to the success or failure of the client care goals. The nurse has to assess each client regularly according to the timeline when following the clinical care path in providing care, not when evaluating the nursing care plan. Preparing the client for care outside the healthcare facility and planning for future nursing care for the client are parts of discharge planning; they are not steps for evaluating nursing care.
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