The Nurse Is Reviewing the Difference Between Evaluation and Assessment

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.