A nurse is providing a back rub to a client just after administering a pain medication, with the hope that these two actions will help decrease the client's pain. Which phase of the nursing process is this nurse implementing?
1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Implementation
4. Evaluation
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Assessment is gathering data and this is not what is described in the question.
Rationale 2: Diagnosis is identifying patterns and making inferences and this is not what is described in the question.
Rationale 3: Implementation is that part of the nursing process in which the nurse applies knowledge to perform interventions.
Rationale 4: Evaluation is making criterion-based evaluations and this is not what is described in the question.
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