The Nurse Is Reviewing the Difference Between Evaluation and Assessment

question 22

Multiple Choice

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?

• A)Assessment is done at the beginning of the process.
• B)Evaluation is completed at the end of the process.
• C)They are the same and there is no need to differentiate.
• D)The difference is in how the data are used.

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