During the Evaluation Phase of the Nursing Process, the Nurse

question 23

Multiple Choice

During the evaluation phase of the nursing process, the nurse realizes that the patient's short-term goals have not been met. The nurse should:

• A) revise or adapt the plan of care.
• B) assume that the patient did not want to achieve his goals.
• C) understand that a plan of care is almost never changed.
• D) reassess plans of care only after major patient-nurse interactions.

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