The nursing process is:
a. an organised step-by-step approach that creates aframework for nurses to use
b. the process whereby the nurse processes all therelevant information in the history.
c. the process whereby nursing skills are carried out.
d. the process whereby nurses learn new skills.
a
The nursing process is an organised step-by-step
approach that creates a framework for nurses to use as the
basis for a person's care plan and provides a structured frame
work of nursing actions.
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