Nursing Diagnosis

Question 1

Definition of Nursing Diagnosis

Answer 1

A nursing diagnosis is a statement of the high risk or actual problems in the client’s health status that the nurse is licensed and competent to treat

Question 2

3 Major Components of analysis phase

Answer 2

Analysis and interpretation of data
-validation and clustering
Identification of problem/health care needs
Formulation of nursing diagnosis statement

Question 3

Nursing Diagnosis Statement

Answer 3

Focus: helping client to achieve a maximal level of wellness and highest level of independence

Question 4

Nursing Diagnosis vs Medical Diagnosis

Answer 4

Medical Diagnosis deals with disease or medical condition or pathology

Nursing diagnosis deals with human response to bio-psycho-social stressors and/or health problems that a nurse is licensed and competent to treat

Question 5

Advantages of Nursing Diagnosis - client

Answer 5

individualization of care, appropriate selection of interventions, establishment of goals

Question 6

Sources of Error

Answer 6

• error in data collection
• error in data analysis
• clustering errors
• incorrect diagnostic statement

Question 7

Related to (r/t)

Answer 7

• Educated guess
• in between problem and etiology to indicate relationship between them
• not medical diagnosis
• must be modifiable
• one of five categories: environmental, situational, psychological, pathophysical, and maturational

Question 8

Advantages of Nursing Diagnosis- Nurse

Answer 8

facilitates communication, documentation, and continuity of care among health care providers

Question 9

Nursing Diagnostic Statement Diagram

Answer 9

(Priority)(PT problem) r/t (etiology) e/b (signs/symptoms that come from assessment)

Ex) Pain r/t tissue damage e/b patient complains of pain at level of 7 out of 10