What Is the Primary Purpose of the Outcome Identification and Planning

question 10

Multiple Choice

What is the primary purpose of the outcome identification and planning step of the nursing process?

• A) To collect and analyze data to establish a database
• B) To interpret and analyze data so as to identify health problems
• C) To write appropriate client-centered nursing diagnoses
• D) To design a plan of care for and with the client

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Definitions:

Interaction Effect

The combined impact of two or more independent variables on a dependent variable that is beyond their individual effects.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment to investigate its effects on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment, it's the component predicted to alter due to changes in the independent variable.

Marginal Means

The mean values that appear in the margins of a contingency table, reflecting the average across different levels of a variable.