A patient who is hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease wants to go home.The nurse and the patient discuss the patient's situation and decide that the patient may go home when able to perform self-care without dyspnea and hypoxia.This is an example of which phase of the nursing process?

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Planning involves goal setting,which,for this patient,means being able to perform self-care activities without dyspnea and hypoxia.

A Patient Who Is Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease