After completing a thorough assessment to formulate a patient database, the nurse should proceed to which step of the nursing process?
a. Diagnosis
b. Planning
c. Implementation
d. Evaluation
ANS: A
Following assessment, analyzing the data and assigning a nursing diagnosis is the next step in the nursing process. Planning occurs after assigning the problem to establish goals. Nursing interventions are carried out in the implementation phase. The evaluation phase occurs after intervening to establish whether interventions have been effective in helping the patient meet his/her goals.
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