The nurse is using the nursing process to care for a patient with mental illness. At what point of the nurse-patient interaction will the nurse perform the assessment phase of the nursing process?
1. It begins at the first face-to-face meeting with the patient and continues until the evaluation phase.
2. It begins at the first face-to-face meeting with the patient and continues until the patient leaves the setting.
3. It may begin prior to the first face-to-face meeting with the patient, and it continues until the diagnosis phase.
4. It may begin prior to the first face-to-face meeting with the patient, and it continues until the patient leaves the setting.
Answer: 4
Explanation: The first phase of the nursing process, assessment, may begin prior to the first face-to-face meeting with the patient and continues until the patient leaves the setting. Assessment occurs during the entire nurse-patient encounter and does not end at diagnosis or evaluation phases.
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