What should the nurse do to minimize the effort required in evaluation regarding the success of the nurse's intervention with the family? Select all that apply
A. Choose criteria for evaluation that will demonstrate the value of the nursing interventions.
B. Evaluate care based on the goals the family and nurse together agreed upon.
C. Gather all possible data throughout the intervention so the data will be available for evaluation purposes.
D. Plan for evaluation while beginning assessment of the family.
E. Share with the family that they must contribute data for evaluation when requested.
F. Use only short-term criteria so the data can be gathered before care is terminated.
ANS: A, B, D
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