What is the major focus of process evaluation?
a. comparing the patient's progress to the ex-pected outcomes
b. measuring the adequacy of the facility to meet the needs of patients
c. measuring the adequacy of nursing activities in implementing the nursing process
d. measuring the cost-effectiveness of nursing care
C
Process evaluation is the measurement of nursing actions by examination of each phase of the nursing process. This type of evaluation is done to determine whether nursing care was effective and efficient.
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