The nursing group has been charged with the task of solving a patient care problem on the unit. Which step should this group take first in this process?
A) Investigate what has already been tried to solve the issue.
B) Brainstorm about potential solutions.
C) Gather information to define the problem.
D) Categorize information in order of reliability.

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1. Once the problem has been identified, the group would then look at solutions that have already been tried.
2. Brainstorming is used to develop solutions after information about the problem is analyzed.
3. Problem solving begins with collecting the facts, which provides clues to the scope and solution of the problem.
4. Information cannot be sorted into an orderly arrangement until it has been collected.

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