The nursing student is preparing a report on the nursing process for class, and can best explain the purpose of the nursing process with which of the following statements? Select all that apply. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Teach the nurse how to assess the client.
2. Determine actual or potential client problems.
3. Provide a framework for policies of nursing.
4. Establish plans to meet client needs.
5. Identify the client's health status.
2,4,5
Rationale 1: The purpose of the nursing process is to identify the current health status of the client, determine actual and potential health problems, establish plans to meet client needs, implement those plans, and evaluate the client response to nursing care. Assessment is one of the steps of the nursing process. Writing policies might follow the nursing process but is not the purpose of the nursing process.
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