The nurse is reviewing the difference between evaluation and assessment with a new graduate nurse. What should the nurse emphasize as the major difference between these two steps in the nursing process?
1. Assessment is done at the beginning of the process.
2. Evaluation is completed at the end of the process.
3. They are the same and there is no need to differentiate.
4. The difference is in how the data are used.
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Although assessment is the first phase of the nursing process, it is carried out during all phases.
Rationale 2: Evaluation is carried out at the end of the process; however, this is not the major difference between assessment and evaluation.
Rationale 3: Although the two processes overlap, there is a difference between the data collected.
Rationale 4: Although the two processes overlap, there is a difference between the data collected. Assessment data are collected for the nurse to make a diagnosis and evaluate desired outcomes. Evaluation data are collected for the purpose of comparing them to prescribed goals and judging the effectiveness of the nursing care.
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