When a nurse selects interventions to assist the patient to meet the needs demonstrated, the nurse is in which phase of the nursing process?
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation
ANS: B
During the planning phase, the nurse connects nursing interventions to nursing orders.
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