Why Is Documentation of Evaluation So Crucial

question 17

Multiple Choice

Why is documentation of evaluation so crucial?

• A)It helps explain why nurses have limited time to provide direct client care.
• B)It helps keep administrators informed of what the staff is doing before staff evaluation time.
• C)It helps the nurse better understand the evaluation and the findings.
• D)It helps provide a baseline against which to study trends and make program decisions.

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Definitions:

Cretaceous

A geological period of the Mesozoic Era, occurring around 145 to 66 million years ago, known for the dominance of dinosaurs and ending with their mass extinction.

Triassic

The first period of the Mesozoic Era, occurring approximately 252 to 201 million years ago, noted for the rise of reptiles and the first dinosaurs.

Carboniferous

A geologic period and system that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period about 358.9 million years ago to the beginning of the Permian Period, known for its vast coal beds.

Ordovician

A period in the Earth's geologic timescale that occurred about 488 to 443 million years ago, distinguished by significant biological diversification.