The nurse is developing a plan of care for a recently admitted client to the medical-surgical unit. Which is the basis for the plan and implementation of the client's care?

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The nursing diagnosis forms the basis for the plan and implementation of the client's care. It is a clinical judgment about an individual, family, or community response to a health problem or life processes. It guides the nurse in selecting and implementing interventions that are aimed at achieving client goals. Objective and subjective data provide additional information to support the nursing diagnosis, but the nursing diagnosis is the foundation of the plan of care. Client goals are also developed in response to the nursing diagnosis, but they are not the basis for the plan of care.

The Nurse Is Developing a Plan of Care for a Recently