A nurse is monitoring program activities, such as hours of service, number of providers used, number of referrals made, and amount of money spent to meet program objectives. Which of the following aspects of program evaluation is being used?
a. Relevance
b. Progress
c. Efficiency
d. Effectiveness
ANS: B
The monitoring/tracking of program activities is an example of the progress aspect of program evaluation. Relevance is evaluating the need for the program. Efficiency is evaluating the rela-tionship between program outcomes and the resources spent. Effectiveness is evaluation of the ability to meet program objectives and the results of program efforts.
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