Which description best defines the planning step?

Which description best defines the planning step?

• A. Developing a plan of nursing interventions to achieve goals
• B. Collecting data from patient
• C. Diagnosing patient problems
• D. Implementing care as ordered

Answer: (A)

Planning is the step where the nurse creates a plan of nursing interventions aimed at achieving the established goals. It involves selecting appropriate, evidence-based actions, prioritizing them, setting measurable outcomes, and outlining when and how each action will be carried out. This stage also considers patient preferences, safety, and needed resources, and it ties together the assessment and diagnosis into concrete steps for care. It differs from data collection (assessment), which gathers information; from diagnosing, which identifies problems; and from implementing, which puts the plan into action.

Planning is the step where the nurse creates a plan of nursing interventions aimed at achieving the established goals. It involves selecting appropriate, evidence-based actions, prioritizing them, setting measurable outcomes, and outlining when and how each action will be carried out. This stage also considers patient preferences, safety, and needed resources, and it ties together the assessment and diagnosis into concrete steps for care. It differs from data collection (assessment), which gathers information; from diagnosing, which identifies problems; and from implementing, which puts the plan into action.