Which step in the nursing process involves selecting patient care interventions to achieve patient goals?

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

Answer: (B)

In the planning stage, you decide which actions will best help the patient reach the defined goals. After gathering data and identifying problems, you set measurable outcomes and select specific, evidence-based interventions to achieve those outcomes. You also prioritize needs and specify what will be done, how often, and by whom, with rationale. The other steps serve different roles: diagnosis identifies the problems, implementation carries out the planned actions, and evaluation measures whether goals were met and guides adjustments. So, selecting interventions to achieve goals happens during planning.