During the nursing process, which step involves selecting interventions to achieve goals?

• A. Assessment
• B. Planning
• C. Evaluation
• D. Diagnosis

Answer: (B)

In planning, the nurse decides which actions will help the patient reach the identified goals. This stage turns problems identified from assessment and diagnoses into a concrete care plan by selecting appropriate, evidence-based interventions (nursing actions or collaborative therapies), detailing how often they should occur, and providing rationales. After planning, these interventions are carried out during implementation, and evaluation then checks whether the goals were met.