The nurse has completed the collection and analysis of data from a patient assessment. What is the nurse's next action?
1. Evaluate outcomes from care.
2. Plan care.
3. Determine patient care goals.
4. Formulate nursing diagnoses.
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Rationale 1: Evaluation occurs after care is implemented.
Rationale 2: Planning occurs later in the nursing process.
Rationale 3: Determining patient goals is a later step of the nursing process.
Rationale 4: Once data is collected, it is used to formulate nursing diagnoses, which is the next step of the nursing process.
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