EVALUATION

EVALUATING

• Collecting data related to desired outcomes

• Comparing data with desired outcomes

• Relating to nursing activities to outcomes

• Drawing conclusions about problem status

• Continuing, modifying, or terminating the nursing care plan

• To evaluate is to judge or to appraise.

• is a planned, ongoing. purposeful activity in which clients and health care professionals determine.

  A. The client's progress toward achievement of goal/outcomes

• B. Effectiveness of the nursing care plan

• It is an important aspect of the nursing process because conclusions drawn from the evaluation whether the nursing interventions should be terminated, continued or changed.

Evaluation in continuous

• Evaluation is done while or immediately after implementing a nursing order to enable the nurse to make on-the-spot modification of the intervention.

• Evaluation at specified intervals shows the extent of progress towards goal achievement and enables the nurse to correct any deficiencies and modify the care plan needed.

• Evaluation continues until the client achieves the health goals or is discharged from nursing care.

• Evaluation at discharge includes the status of goal achievement and the client's self-care abilities with regard to follow-up care.

HEART OF THE NURSING PROCESS

• KNOWLEDGE

• SKILLS

  • manual, intellectual, interpersonal.

• CARING

  • willingness and ability to care.