The nurse planning patient care uses the systematic organizing framework of the nursing process. Which of these responses gives the nursing process steps in order?
a. Data collection, intervention, nursing diagnosis, rationale, evaluation
b. Nursing diagnosis, intervention, rationale, evaluation, planning
c. Assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
d. Data collection, evaluation, nursing diagnosis, implementation, rationale
ANS: C
The nursing process is used to assess patient needs; formulate nursing diagnoses; and plan, implement, and evaluate care.
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