A nurse admits a patient to the unit after completing a comprehensive interview and physical examination.Which action must the nurse implement to develop a nursing diagnosis?
A) Analyze the assessment data
B) Consult standards of care
C) Decide which interventions are appropriate
D) Ask the client's perceptions of her health problem

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To develop a nursing diagnosis, the nurse must first analyze the assessment data gathered during the interview and physical examination. This will help to identify the patient's actual and potential health problems, as well as any contributing factors that may need to be addressed in the care plan. Consultation of standards of care and deciding which interventions are appropriate may come later in the care planning process. Asking the client's perceptions of their health problem may also be helpful, but it is not the primary action needed to develop a nursing diagnosis.

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