The assessment phase involves which of the following?

• A. Documenting the collected data
• B. Selecting the care plan
• C. Carrying out interventions
• D. Discharge planning

Answer: (A)

Assessment centers on gathering and recording information about a patient’s health status. Documenting the collected data is the key activity here because it creates a complete, organized record of history, symptoms, examination findings, and test results that informs diagnoses and planning. The other tasks belong to later phases: selecting the care plan is part of planning, carrying out interventions is implementation, and discharge planning involves planning and coordination for transition out of care. So documenting the collected data best fits the assessment phase.