Two major components of care planning include which of the following?

• A. Assessment data and nursing plan of care
• B. Medical diagnoses and treatment regimens
• C. Discharge instructions and home care plan
• D. Billing information and consent forms

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that care planning starts with what you’ve gathered from the patient through assessment and then translates that information into a targeted nursing plan of care. The assessment data provide the problems, needs, and priorities identified in the patient’s condition. The nursing plan of care takes those findings and turns them into concrete goals, expected outcomes, and nursing interventions to address them, with plans for evaluation to see if progress is made. This pairing keeps care focused, coordinated, and measurable.

Why this pair fits best: without solid assessment data, the plan would lack direction. Without a defined nursing plan of care, there’d be no structured guide for actions or how to evaluate success. The other options involve physician diagnoses and treatments, post-discharge or administrative tasks, which aren’t the two major components of a nursing care plan.