Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 72%
Simulated
The nurse is providing end-of-life care and determines the client is experiencing anxiety about the future. Which portion of the nursing process should the nurse use to guide the plan of care?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
The nursing process is cyclical. After assessing the client's anxiety (data collection), the nurse moves to analysis (or diagnosis), where the data is interpreted and a nursing diagnosis (e.g., Anxiety) is formulated. This diagnosis then directly guides the planning and implementation of interventions. Assessment is the first step, but the question specifies that the problem has already been determined ("determines the client is experiencing anxiety"), placing the nurse at the analysis stage.