The Nurse Is Using the Nursing Process to Care for a Patient

The nurse is using the nursing process to care for a patient with mental illness. At what point of the nurse-patient interaction will the nurse perform the assessment phase of the nursing process?

A) It begins at the first face-to-face meeting with the patient and continues until the evaluation phase.
B) It begins at the first face-to-face meeting with the patient and continues until the patient leaves the setting.
C) It may begin prior to the first face-to-face meeting with the patient, and it continues until the diagnosis phase.
D) It may begin prior to the first face-to-face meeting with the patient, and it continues until the patient leaves the setting.