Part C Reading Comprehension Now read the passage. The first time, try to get a good general ideaof what the passage is about; the secondtime, to try to remember the im-portant details and pay due attention to points seem difficult. If there isa word you are not familiar with, do not waste too much time worryingabout what it might mean. Just look at what comes before and after,make an intelligent guess and then go on. When you have finished thesecond readinq, finish the following exercises.The Nursing Process. The purpose of the nursing process is to provide a framework withinwhich nurse can identify the client's health care needs, establish a nursingcare plan to meet those needs, and complete the nursing interventions de-signed to meet the needs. The nursing process is an open system, consisting of three basic fac-tors (patient's behaviors, nurse's responses and nursing activities benefi-cial to patients). It is made up of the following five steps.