You are now ready to evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions and whether your goals for the client have been met. Remember, the nursing process is cyclical and ongoing. The evaluation phase includes assessment and reassessment.
For example, if you set a goal to lose 10 lbs in one month, maybe it wasn't realistic to set this goal during the holiday season? Maybe your interventions should have included eliminating sugary drinks in addition to French fries?
This is like weighing yourself after one week of being on a new diet. Perhaps your goal was to lose one pound in 7 days. Your interventions included reducing the number of French fries you consume in a week and eating one apple a day for 7 days. After 7 days, your intervention was to reassess your weight. You step on the scale, and you gained two pounds!
As a reminder, an overview of the Nursing Process Project and the project resources can be found in Module 3: Nursing Process Project: Overview.
Instructions
The final part of the Nursing Process Project requires you to complete the evaluation section on the Nursing Process Project template. Follow these steps to complete this part of the project.
Step 1: Complete the evaluation section of the Nursing Process Project template. If a category is non-applicable, simply write NA in that section of the template.
Step 2: Implement instructor comments and edits to previous sections of the Nursing Process Project template.
• Assessment
• Diagnosis
• Planning
• Implementation
Step 3: Submit the entire Nursing Process Project template for final instructor review.
The Nursing Process Project will require you to assess a fictitious client using the nursing process. This project will be completed throughout Modules 3–8. Modules 3–7 will require you to complete an assigned part of the Nursing Process Project template. In Module 8, you will create a presentation using all
Sample Solution
After evaluating the effectiveness of the interventions and whether your goals have been met, you should conduct an assessment to determine if any further changes or modifications are necessary. This will help ensure that the client's needs continue to be met in an effective and timely manner. Following this assessment, a reassessment may be needed. Reassessment is important because it allows for adjustments to be made based on new information gathered from previous assessments and interventions. When appropriate, reassessments can also help identify improvements that need to be made or potential new areas where intervention could benefit the client.