A nursing student asks her nursing instructor to describe the primary purpose of evaluation.Which of the following statements made by the nursing instructor is most accurate?
A) "During evaluation, you determine whether all nursing interventions were completed."
B) "During evaluation, you determine when to downsize staffing on nursing units."
C) "Nurses use evaluation to determine the effectiveness of nursing care."
D) "Evaluation eliminates unnecessary paperwork and care planning."

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The purpose of evaluation is to determine the effectiveness of nursing care.The other options are not true statements.During evaluation,you do not simply determine whether nursing interventions were completed.The evaluation process is not used to determine when to downsize staffing or how to eliminate paperwork and planning.

A Nursing Student Asks Her Nursing Instructor to Describe the Primary