The charge nurse is discussing with the new graduate nurse the care planning process for clients admitted to the unit. The graduate nurse correctly identifies the order of the steps of the nursing process as:

1. Diagnosis, Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
2. Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
3. Planning, Assessment, Diagnosis, Implementation, Evaluation
4. Assessment, Planning, Diagnosis, Implementation, Evaluation


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Rationale 1: The nursing process is a systematic, rational, dynamic, and cyclic process used by the nurse for planning and providing care for the client. The assessment phase, step 1, involves the collection of data. Step 2 of the nursing process is diagnosis. Step 3 of the process is planning. Implementation is step 4. The final stage in the process, step 5, is evaluation.
Rationale 2: The nursing process is a systematic, rational, dynamic, and cyclic process used by the nurse for planning and providing care for the client. The assessment phase, step 1, involves the collection of data. Step 2 of the nursing process is diagnosis. Step 3 of the process is planning. Implementation is step 4. The final stage in the process, step 5, is evaluation.
Rationale 3: The nursing process is a systematic, rational, dynamic, and cyclic process used by the nurse for planning and providing care for the client. The assessment phase, step 1, involves the collection of data. Step 2 of the nursing process is diagnosis. Step 3 of the process is planning. Implementation is step 4. The final stage in the process, step 5, is evaluation.
Rationale 4: The nursing process is a systematic, rational, dynamic, and cyclic process used by the nurse for planning and providing care for the client. The assessment phase, step 1, involves the collection of data. Step 2 of the nursing process is diagnosis. Step 3 of the process is planning. Implementation is step 4. The final stage in the process, step 5, is evaluation.

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