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Practice Question

A nurse is admitting a new client. Which of the followings steps of the nursing process is the nurse performing when formulating goals to address an identified problem?

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Correct Answer:

Planning

Rationale:

📝The planning phase of the nursing process involves developing goals and outcomes to address the client’s identified health problems.

👉This step follows the assessment and diagnosis phases and guides interventions.

✍️During this phase, the nurse determines measurable and achievable goals that are client-centered and time-specific.

🖋️Formulating goals is not part of implementation (carrying out interventions), evaluation (checking outcomes), or assessment (gathering data).

📌Core Message

Formulating goals is part of the planning phase where the nurse designs strategies to meet the client's needs.

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  • Category: RN Nursing Exams
  • Subcategory: ATI Exams (RN)
  • Domain: FUNDAMENTALS of Nursing (RN ati)
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