The planning step involves:

The planning step involves:

• A. Setting priorities based on patient problems and diagnoses
• B. Developing patient-centered goals and outcomes
• C. Making clinical decisions by selecting nursing interventions
• D. Creating a personalized patient plan of care

Answer: (A)

Setting priorities for patient problems and diagnoses guides the planning phase. After assessing and diagnosing, determining which problems are most urgent or dangerous sets the course for all subsequent care. This prioritization ensures that life-threatening or safety-related issues are addressed first, shaping the sequence of goals, outcomes, and nursing interventions. Once priorities are established, you tailor patient-centered goals and outcomes and then select and arrange interventions to create a cohesive plan of care. The emphasis on prioritization is what distinguishes planning as the stage that organizes and directs all later planning activities.

Setting priorities for patient problems and diagnoses guides the planning phase. After assessing and diagnosing, determining which problems are most urgent or dangerous sets the course for all subsequent care. This prioritization ensures that life-threatening or safety-related issues are addressed first, shaping the sequence of goals, outcomes, and nursing interventions. Once priorities are established, you tailor patient-centered goals and outcomes and then select and arrange interventions to create a cohesive plan of care. The emphasis on prioritization is what distinguishes planning as the stage that organizes and directs all later planning activities.