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As part of the nursing process, nurses are required to draw blood for different blood tests and laboratories to help diagnose the patient.

pain, making dietary changes, and controlling blood glucose levels . The nurse records these goals in the patient’s care plan and medical chart, so the other health care professionals on the team are all aware of them. This allows for ongoing communi- cation about the patient among all members of the health care team throughout the time the patient is under their care. With these goals in mind, all the medical professionals caring for a patient are fully informed of the steps and progress of the patient throughout his stay. After this, the fourth step in the nursing process is implementation.

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