A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about the nursing process. In which order should the nurse list the steps?
a. Assessment, diagnosis, planning, imple-mentation, and evaluation
b. Diagnosis, assessment, planning, imple-mentation, and evaluation
c. Planning, evaluation, diagnosis, imple-mentation, and assessment
d. Evaluation, diagnosis, planning, imple-mentation, and assessment
A
The nursing process is a systematic process that incorporates diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision making through five steps: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evalu-ation. Assessment is the first step, not diagnosis, planning, or evaluation.
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