Evaluation is the fifth and final step of the nursing process, and it involves the use of critical thinking to determine whether a patient’s short- and long-term goals were met and whether patient outcomes were achieved. Although evaluation is the last step in the nursing process, it directs the nurse back to the initial step, assessment.

A nurse has implemented a turning schedule for a patient toprevent pressure ulcers. During reassessment, the nursediscovers a stage II pressure ulcer on the patient’s sacrum. Whatshould the nurse do next?

The nurse is monitoring the healingprocess of a patient’s open wound. Whatis the nurse’s priority action?

BONUS Question: In class, we talked about a way that you can always tell that a particular year is leap year. What was it? It was not the fact that leap year occurs every four years.

A socially recognized position that people occupy.

A division or smaller identifiable unit of culture, connected to that culture by common traits, having unique traits to itself.

Expected behaviors that are attached to one or more statuses.

What is the 2nd Task of Mourning?

Person or Client Centered Counseling is what style of counseling?

The 1st Task of Mourning is