A nurse utilizes the nursing process to take care of clients in a busy

QUESTION

A nurse utilizes the nursing process to take care of clients in a busy medical-surgical unit in a suburban hospital.

The nurse uses bedside and hand-held monitors to collect a variety of information, including blood glucose level, clotting time, electrocardiograph rhythm, cardiac output, blood pressure, oxygen saturation of hemoglobin, and temperature. For which part of the nursing process does the nurse use the above technology?

A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation

ANSWER:

A