A nurse is required to plan the care of a client. Which is the correct sequence in which the planning of client care should be completed?
1 . Establishing expected outcomes
2 . Setting priorities
3 . Writing a nursing care plan
4 . Selecting nursing interventions
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 2, 1, 4, 3
C) 3, 1, 4, 2
D) 4, 1, 2, 3
B
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As the first step in planning nursing care, the nurse should rank the nursing diagnoses in terms of importance and set priorities. After setting priorities, the nurse should establish expected outcomes or goals of treatment. Then, the relevant nursing interventions that will help meet the expected outcome should be selected. Finally, the nursing care plan should be written after consultation with appropriate healthcare team members.
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