The nurse is beginning to plan care for a newly admitted client. The nurse will apply which of the following steps in the nursing process?
a. Assessment, planning, and evaluation
b. Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
c. Assessment, analysis, planning, implementation, and evaluation
d. Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification and planning, implementation, and evaluation
ANS: D
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