What is the correct order of the five steps of the nursing process?
a. Data collection, nursing diagnosis, plan-ning, intervention, and evaluation
b. Assessment, planning, documentation, intervention, and evaluation
c. Data collection, diagnosis, assessment, planning, and evaluation
d. History, physical, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation
A
The nursing process is a systematic method of providing care to patients. Each phase is depen-dent on the other phases.
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