A nurse is caring for a patient who is newly diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The patient cares for a spouse at home who also has COPD. When formulating a nursing diagnosis for this patient, the nurse selects "Readiness for enhanced knowledge." When the nurse sits down with the patient and presents the information included in his or her teaching plan, the nurse is performing the step in the nursing process called
A) Planning.
B) Evaluation.
C) Assessment.
D) Implementation.

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The step in the nursing process where the nurse puts the plan into action is called Implementation. In this scenario, the nurse is sitting down with the patient and presenting information included in the teaching plan, which is part of the implementation phase. Some of the other options such as assessment or evaluation are not suitable as they describe earlier or later stages in the nursing process. "Planning" refers to the step where the nurse develops the care plan, and "evaluation" refers to the final step where the nurse determines the effectiveness of the plan.

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