Which action completes the evaluation phase?

Which action completes the evaluation phase?

• A. Terminating, continuing or revising the care plan
• B. Initiating a new nursing process
• C. Implementing new interventions
• D. Conducting initial patient assessment

Answer: (A)

The evaluation phase is about judging progress toward the patient’s outcomes and deciding what to do next. After measuring and comparing actual results with the expected outcomes, you determine whether goals were met and what action is required. If outcomes are achieved, you terminate the plan; if progress is ongoing, you continue the plan; if goals aren’t met or new information arises, you revise the plan. This is why terminating, continuing, or revising the care plan best completes the evaluation. Initiating a new nursing process would occur after closing a cycle, not during evaluation; implementing new interventions happens during the implementation phase; conducting the initial patient assessment occurs during the assessment phase.

The evaluation phase is about judging progress toward the patient’s outcomes and deciding what to do next. After measuring and comparing actual results with the expected outcomes, you determine whether goals were met and what action is required. If outcomes are achieved, you terminate the plan; if progress is ongoing, you continue the plan; if goals aren’t met or new information arises, you revise the plan. This is why terminating, continuing, or revising the care plan best completes the evaluation.

Initiating a new nursing process would occur after closing a cycle, not during evaluation; implementing new interventions happens during the implementation phase; conducting the initial patient assessment occurs during the assessment phase.