The nursing process involves which of the following steps in the clinical decision-making process?
A) Identifying patient needs
B) Diagnosing the disease process
C) Determining priorities of care
D) Setting goals
E) Performing nursing interventions
F) Evaluating effectiveness of medical treatments

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Diagnosing disease is not a nursing action.Evaluating the effectiveness of medical treatments is not a nursing action either.Nurses are to use the nursing process to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions,not medical treatments.Identifying patient needs,determining priorities of care,setting realistic goals,and implementing nursing interventions are all steps in the clinical decision-making process.

The Nursing Process Involves Which of the Following Steps in the Clinical