In which order will the nurse use the nursing process steps during the clinical decision-making process?
1) Evaluating goals
2) Assessing patient needs
3) Planning priorities of care
4) Determining nursing diagnoses
5) Implementing nursing interventions

A) 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
B) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
C) 1, 2, 4, 5, 3
D) 5, 1, 2, 3, 4

Nursing Process Steps

The phases of the nursing process include assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation, guiding nurses in patient care.

Clinical Decision-Making

The process healthcare providers use to evaluate and determine the appropriate course of treatment for patients.

Nursing Diagnoses

A clinical judgment about individual, family, or community experiences/responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes providing the basis for selection of nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse has accountability.