The final phase of the nursing process is evaluation, which focuses on:
a. recording the care that was implemented.
b. medical and nursing goals for the welfare of the patient.
c. long-term goals only.
d. the patient responses to interventions and outcomes.
ANS: D
Evaluation is the final step in the nursing process. Evaluation focuses on the patient and the patient's response to nursing interventions and outcome attainment. Evaluation is not a record of care that was implemented. Patient outcomes serve as the criteria against which the success of a nursing intervention is judged. During the evaluation phase, nurses use critical thinking to determine whether a patient's short- and long-term goals were met and whether desired outcomes were achieved. Monitoring whether the patient's goals were attained is collaborative, involving the patient in the decision-making process.
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