A patient tells the nurse, "I feel very restless, and my muscles are stiff." Correctly sequence these actions, according to nursing process
A. Administer medication to relieve the symptoms.
B. Confer with the health care provider about the findings.
C. Determine the measure of relief the patient experienced.
D. Collect additional information about the patient's complaints.
E. Decide the patient is experiencing side effects of antipsychotic medication.
1 . D
2 . E
3 . B
4 . A
5 . C
The steps of nursing process are assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. They should be applied in order.
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