Identify elements of the evaluation process. (Select all that apply.)
a. Setting priorities for patient care
b. Collecting subjective and objective data to determine whether criteria or standards are met
c. Ambulating 25 feet in the hallway with the patient
d. Documenting findings
e. Terminating, continuing, or revising the care plan
ANS: B, D, E
During the evaluation process, you gather and document objective and subjective data to determine whether the patient is meeting expected outcomes and is working toward achievement of goals. The evaluation process requires the use of critical thinking about attitudes and standards to analyze your findings and to determine whether a plan of care needs to be terminated, continued, or revised. Setting priorities is part of planning, and ambulating with a patient in the hallway is an intervention, so it is included in the implementation step of the nursing process.
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