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Week 2
Overview of Nursing Diagnosis
Question | Answer |
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The nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient with pulmonary embolism. During which step of the nursing process is the nursing diagnosis formulated? | Second |
When formulating a nursing diagnosis, which component would the nurse analyze to identify patient problems and select appropriate nursing diagnoses? | Assessment data |
In which way does the nursing diagnosis provide an effective means of communicating the patient’s status? | By consolidating a great volume of information into a concise statement. |
During which process is a patient’s illness identified in order to provide appropriate medical care? | Medical diagnosis |
NANDA identified which goal initially during the development process? | Implement nursing diagnostic categories. |
NANDA is known for its pioneering work in which aspect of nursing? | Nursing language and classification |
The patient fell and fractured his hip. He also has diabetes, heart failure, and osteoporosis. Which aspect of the patient’s history would a nursing diagnosis focus on? | Sudden onset of pain |
Why does the nurse focus on airway status when developing a nursing diagnosis for a patient with asthma? | To identify the patient’s response to illness |
In which way is the ICNP® taxonomy different from the NANDA-I taxonomy? | The ICNP® taxonomy includes different catalogs of nursing diagnoses, outcomes, and interventions. |
In which way is the ICNP® taxonomy valuable to the nursing profession? | Documentation of the validity of nursing practice is a result of its use. |