Describe steps of the nursing process and nursing actions in each.

ADPIE
 A=assessment : Collects data about a problem that has already been identified.

D=diagnosis : Complete thorough assessment of the patient.
2.Highlight or underline relevant symptoms (defining
characteristics).
3. Make a list of symptoms.
4. Cluster and interpret the symptoms.
5. Analyze and interpret the symptoms.
6. Select a nursing diagnosis based on the definition
found in the nursing diagnosis manual by Doenges,
Moorhouse and Murr.
7. Remember to prioritize the identified problems.
P=planning : develop a plan of care.This is accomplished by developing client centered goals
and expected outcomes. - use critical thinking to develop nursing interventions to resolve the client's problem and achieve the goals.

I=implementation: This step begins after the care plan has been developed by the nurse. This is the step of the nursing process where the nurse performs the interventions as a means
of achieving the goals.

E=evaluation:Evaluation is the final stage of the nursing process. You as the nurse determine if the patient has achieved the expected outcomes not if the nursing interventions were completed.

When scientist examine data such as historical documents, they are using the "scientific methods"