Overview of Nursing Diagnosis

Where are nursing diagnostic labels selected from?

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NANDA-I approved list The nurse selects an appropriate nursing diagnostic label from the NANDA-I list of approved nursing diagnostic statements.

The nurse is writing a care plan for a patient with pulmonary embolism. Which step of the nursing process is nursing diagnosis?

Answer explanation

Second Nursing diagnosis is the second step of the nursing process. It is preceded by assessment and followed by planning, implementation, and evaluation.

When formulating a nursing diagnosis, what does the nurse analyze to identify patient problems and select appropriate nursing diagnoses?

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Assessment data Formulation of nursing diagnoses involves the analysis and clustering of patient assessment data to identify patient problems and select appropriate nursing diagnoses.

How does the nursing diagnosis provide an effective means of communicating the patient's status?

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By consolidating a great volume of information into a concise statement. Because a nursing diagnosis consolidates a great volume of information into a concise statement, it provides an effective shorthand means of communicating the patient's status to the entire healthcare team.

What does use of nursing diagnoses promote?

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Accountability in nursing Independent nursing practice Patient care standardization Effective communication

What is the process of identifying a patient's illness in order to provide appropriate medical care?

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Medical diagnosis The purpose of medical diagnosis is to clearly identify a patient's illness so that appropriate medical treatment can be provided.

Which statement comparing medical diagnosis and nursing diagnosis is true?

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The purpose of nursing diagnosis is to clearly identify problems so appropriate nursing care can be provided. The purpose of medical diagnosis is to identify illness so medical treatment can be provided. The purpose of nursing diagnosis to clearly identify health problems or life processes so that appropriate nursing care can be provided. The purpose of medical diagnosis is to clearly identify a patient's illness so that appropriate medical treatment can be provided.

Which was an initial goal of NANDA?

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Implement nursing diagnostic categories. The initial goals of NANDA were to generate, name, and implement nursing diagnostic categories.

NANDA is known for its pioneering work in which aspect of nursing?

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Nursing language and classification NANDA pioneered work in nursing language and classification with its identification of nursing diagnoses.

What is NANDA composed of?

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Nurses from all nursing areas NANDA is composed of nurses from all nursing areas, including practice, research, education, administration, and specialty areas of practice.