The nurse obtains the following information from the patient: Alert and oriented,is married,and has a history of heart disease.This is an example of:

A) Collecting data
B) Analyzing data
C) Categorizing data
D) Making a comprehensive physical assessment

The nurse is collecting data on this patient.Once the complete data are collected,they can then be categorized and analyzed to formulate nursing diagnoses and plan for care.Using the information given in the question,a comprehensive physical assessment has not been completed.