CRAVEN CHAPTER 9 IMPLEMENTATION/EVALUATION QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What is implementation in the nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Implementation is the action
phase of the nursing process when the nurse carries out nursing interventions and provides care.
What does the nurse do during implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The nurse carries out nursing
interventions, provides direct patient care, performs treatments, teaches patients and families, and
documents nursing actions.
What is the goal of implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The goal of implementation is to help the
patient achieve optimal health outcomes.
What is evaluation in the nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Evaluation is the fifth and final
phase of the nursing process where the nurse judges the effectiveness of care and determines whether
goals were achieved.
What does evaluation involve? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Evaluation involves judging the effectiveness of
nursing care, determining if patient goals were achieved, reviewing patient responses to interventions,
and deciding whether the care plan should be modified.
What is evaluation based on? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Evaluation is based on the patient's behavioral
responses and measurable outcomes.
What is the purpose of implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Implementation helps nurses carry
out planned nursing interventions, provide therapeutic and technical care, assist patients in reaching
health goals, educate patients and families, and coordinate care with the healthcare team.
What is the purpose of evaluation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Evaluation helps nurses determine whether
patient goals were met, identify problems in the care plan, assess the effectiveness of interventions,
revise or modify the plan of care, and improve the quality of nursing care.
Is evaluation only done at the end of care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅No, evaluation is continuous
throughout the nursing process, although full evaluation occurs after interventions are performed.
, What three major types of skills are required for implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Intellectual
skills, interpersonal skills, and technical skills.
What are intellectual skills in implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Intellectual skills are thinking
and decision-making skills used during patient care.
What are examples of intellectual skills? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Problem solving, critical thinking,
clinical judgment, decision making, patient teaching, and analyzing patient responses.
How do nurses use intellectual skills during implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They use them to
ask relevant questions, explore treatment options, and help patients make informed choices.
What are interpersonal skills in implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Interpersonal skills are
communication and relationship-building skills used with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
Why are interpersonal skills important? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They are essential for building trust,
working with the healthcare team, and supporting patients and families.
What are examples of interpersonal skills? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Therapeutic communication,
emotional support, active listening, advocacy, and collaboration with the healthcare team.
What is interpersonal care often called? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Interpersonal care is often described
as the art of nursing.
What are technical skills in implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Technical skills are psychomotor
skills used to perform procedures and treatments.
What are examples of technical skills? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Wound care, inserting catheters,
administering medications, using IV pumps, operating medical equipment, and documenting in
electronic health records.
AND ANSWERS
What is implementation in the nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Implementation is the action
phase of the nursing process when the nurse carries out nursing interventions and provides care.
What does the nurse do during implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The nurse carries out nursing
interventions, provides direct patient care, performs treatments, teaches patients and families, and
documents nursing actions.
What is the goal of implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The goal of implementation is to help the
patient achieve optimal health outcomes.
What is evaluation in the nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Evaluation is the fifth and final
phase of the nursing process where the nurse judges the effectiveness of care and determines whether
goals were achieved.
What does evaluation involve? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Evaluation involves judging the effectiveness of
nursing care, determining if patient goals were achieved, reviewing patient responses to interventions,
and deciding whether the care plan should be modified.
What is evaluation based on? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Evaluation is based on the patient's behavioral
responses and measurable outcomes.
What is the purpose of implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Implementation helps nurses carry
out planned nursing interventions, provide therapeutic and technical care, assist patients in reaching
health goals, educate patients and families, and coordinate care with the healthcare team.
What is the purpose of evaluation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Evaluation helps nurses determine whether
patient goals were met, identify problems in the care plan, assess the effectiveness of interventions,
revise or modify the plan of care, and improve the quality of nursing care.
Is evaluation only done at the end of care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅No, evaluation is continuous
throughout the nursing process, although full evaluation occurs after interventions are performed.
, What three major types of skills are required for implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Intellectual
skills, interpersonal skills, and technical skills.
What are intellectual skills in implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Intellectual skills are thinking
and decision-making skills used during patient care.
What are examples of intellectual skills? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Problem solving, critical thinking,
clinical judgment, decision making, patient teaching, and analyzing patient responses.
How do nurses use intellectual skills during implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They use them to
ask relevant questions, explore treatment options, and help patients make informed choices.
What are interpersonal skills in implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Interpersonal skills are
communication and relationship-building skills used with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
Why are interpersonal skills important? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They are essential for building trust,
working with the healthcare team, and supporting patients and families.
What are examples of interpersonal skills? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Therapeutic communication,
emotional support, active listening, advocacy, and collaboration with the healthcare team.
What is interpersonal care often called? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Interpersonal care is often described
as the art of nursing.
What are technical skills in implementation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Technical skills are psychomotor
skills used to perform procedures and treatments.
What are examples of technical skills? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Wound care, inserting catheters,
administering medications, using IV pumps, operating medical equipment, and documenting in
electronic health records.
