What are the four steps of the nursing process as described in the chapter?

The chapter describes the nursing process as having five steps, not four: assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

According to the chapter, the nursing process is the method nurses use to plan and deliver nursing care. Its five steps are explained as follows. Assessment is collecting information about the person using health history, test results, and observations from nursing team members. Nursing diagnosis describes a health problem that can be treated by nursing measures. Planning involves setting priorities and goals for the person's care. Implementation is performing or carrying out the nursing measures in the care plan. Evaluation is judging whether the goals from the planning step were met. The nursing process is ongoing, and new information is gathered as the person's needs change.