What are nursing interventions?

• A. The treatments or actions that nurses implement during step 5: take action
• B. The patient’s daily diary
• C. The diagnostic tests
• D. The patient education materials

Answer: (A)

Nursing interventions are the treatments or actions that nurses implement to carry out the care plan during the implementation phase. They are the concrete steps taken to address the patient’s needs and move toward the desired outcomes—for example administering medications, performing procedures, monitoring vital signs, managing wounds, and providing patient education.

The other options describe things that aren’t actions the nurse performs to change the patient’s condition. A daily diary is data the patient records about their status; diagnostic tests are investigations often ordered or performed by other providers; patient education materials are resources used to teach but aren’t the actions themselves.