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Nurses and physicians alike work together to set up a plan to help their patients health improve.

4. Implementation When nurses and other medical professionals implement the treatment plan, they are working to achieve the goals specified in the nursing care plan. This includes administering medica- tion, overseeing rehabilitation, and ultimately getting the patient ready for discharge. Once the treatment plan is fully implemented, the last step in the nursing process—evalua- tion—is undertaken. 5. Evaluation Evaluations are done throughout the time the patient is under the nurse’s care. The nurse evaluates the patient constantly to

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