A nurse may try to plan a nursing program to improve the aggregate's efforts at self-care in a particular area, such as accident prevention. What measurement would be the best way to evaluate the outcomes of the nurse's intervention?
A. Number of accidents in the year following the intervention compared with the previous year
B. Number of people who attended the nurse's educational programs
C. Number of requests for information the nurse received after giving the program
D. Satisfaction level of those who attended the educational programs
ANS: A
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