The nurse is assessing the client's behavioral response to a nursing intervention. This type of evaluation is known as:
A) structural evaluation.
B) behavior modification.
C) outcome evaluation.
D) process evaluation.
E) goal evaluation.
Ans: C
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Outcome evaluation, which focuses on the client and the client's function, is currently receiving a great deal of emphasis. Outcome evaluation determines the extent to which the client's behavioral response to nursing intervention reflects the desired client goal and outcome criteria.
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