The Nurse Is Reviewing the Difference Between Evaluation and Assessment

question 17

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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Definitions:

Wilhelm Wundt

Recognized as the father of experimental psychology, he established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879, marking the formal beginning of psychology as a scientific discipline.

Structuralism

Wundt’s approach to discovering the basic elements, or structures, of mental processes.

Wilhelm Wundt

A German psychologist and philosopher, often considered the father of experimental psychology, who founded the first formal laboratory for psychological research.

Neuroscience

The scientific study of the structure, function, development, genetics, and biochemistry of the nervous system, emphasizing that the brain and nervous system are central to understanding behavior, thought, and emotion.