A client is admitted to the hospital with an acute episode of chronic obstructive pulmonary (lung)disease.The nurse makes a diagnosis of Ineffective Breathing Pattern related to inability to maintain adequate rate and depth of respirations and has recorded the diagnosis and appropriate goals on the care plan.When selecting nursing interventions,what should the nurse do first?
A) Identify several interventions likely to achieve the desired outcomes.
B) Review the problem and etiology of the nursing diagnosis.
C) Choose the best interventions for the patient.
D) Review the goals she has written.

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The process of choosing interventions is first to review the nursing diagnosis and etiology; then review the desired outcomes; identify several interventions or actions; choose the best interventions for the patient; and then individualize standardized interventions to meet the patient's unique needs.

A Client Is Admitted to the Hospital with an Acute