The Nurse Primarily Uses the Nursing Process in the Care

question 11

Multiple Choice

The nurse primarily uses the nursing process in the care of patients

• A) to explain nursing interventions to other health care professionals
• B) as a problem-solving tool to identify and treat patients' health care needs
• C) as a scientific-based process of diagnosing the patient's health care problems
• D) to establish nursing theory that incorporates the biopsychosocial nature of humans

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