Chapter 15: Diagnosing

Question 1

4 types of nursing diagnoses (source unknown)

Answer 1

1. Actual
2. Risk
3. Possible
4. Syndrome

Question 2

3+1 types (NANDA-1)

Answer 2

1. problem focused
2. risk
3. health
4. syndrome

Question 3

3 Parts of Nursing diagnosis

Answer 3

1. problem
2. etiology
3. Defining characteristics

Question 4

Nursing actions related to the diagnosis step

Answer 4

1. In the diagnosing step of the nursing process, the nurse interprets and analyzes data gathered from the nursing assessment
2. identifies patient strengths
3. identifies resources the patient can use to resolve problems.