In the nutrition care process, which phase is specifically about evaluating outcomes and determining if goals were met?

• A. Monitoring and Evaluation
• B. Evaluation and re-evaluation
• C. Assessment
• D. Intervention

Answer: (B)

Evaluating outcomes and determining whether goals were met happens in the Evaluation and re-evaluation part of the Nutrition Care Process, which is the Monitoring and Evaluation phase. This stage focuses on reviewing progress against the set goals, looking at the data and indicators collected during care, and deciding whether the plan achieved the intended results. If outcomes aren’t met, it triggers re-evaluation to adjust goals or modify the intervention, keeping the care plan responsive to the client’s current needs. The earlier steps—Assessment, Diagnosis, and Intervention—build the data, identify problems, and implement actions, but the actual judgment about success and necessary changes sits with the evaluation portion.