A nursing activity that is carried out during the evaluation phase of the nursing process is:
a) Determining if interventions have been effective in meeting patient's outcome
b) Documenting the nursing care plan in the progress notes in the medical record
c) Deciding whether the patient's health problems have been completely resolved
d) Asking the patient to evaluate whether the nursing care provided was satifactory
Answer: a) Determining if interventions have been effective in meeting patient's outcome
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