Sherpath: Overview of Nursing Diagnosis Exam Study Guide

Sherpath: Overview of Nursing Diagnosis Exam Study Guide Nursing diagnosis is which step of the nursing process - Answer️️ -second formulating of nursing diagnosis involves which three steps - Answer️️ -1. Analysis 2. clustering of pt assessment data to ID pt problems 3. select appropriate nursing diagnosis Nursing diagnoses are standardized according to guidelines from which association? - Answer️️ -NANDA-I North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International define nursing diagnosis - Answer️️ -the identification of actual or potential health provlems or life processes and responses to a problem medical diagnosis - Answer️️ -identifies and labels medical illnesses. illnesses may be physical or psychological nursing diagnosis - Answer️️ -identifies and labels health problems or life processes. may be physical or psychological slightly broader than medical diagnosis to capture a range of factors contributing to a health problem ©SOPHIABENNETT 2024/2025 9:45 AM Page | 2 what are the benefits of using nursing diagnoses? select all that apply A. accurately labels medical illnesses B. promotes accountability in nursing care C. supports independent in nursing practice D. establishes standardization of patient care E. clearly identifies a patient's illness - Answer️️ -B, C, D what does the nurse do with the nursing diagnosis during the diagnosis step of the nursing process? select all that apply A. Revises B. Selects C. Evaluates D. Prioritizes E. Individualizes - Answer️️ -B, E Which statement about the diagnosis step of the nursing process is true? A. The nurse makes clinical judgments about a patient's experiences and responses to problems, or life events. B. The nurse assesses the patient and forms a nursing diagnosis. ©SOPHIABENNETT 2024/2025 9:45 AM Page | 3 C. The nurse uses the nursing diagnosis to formulate a plan for the patient. D. The nurse evaluates the patient's response to the nursing care plan. - Answer️️ -A What is the purpose of the nursing diagnosis? A. Label medical illnesses. B. Define a patient's illness as explicitly as possible. C. Identify patient's illnesses. D. Identify health problems or life processes. - Answer️️ -D Taxonomy - Answer️️ -a unified language classification system true or false the first unofficial nursing diagnosis conference, with over 100 nurses in attendance, was held in 1965 to develop a nursing taxonomy. - Answer️️ -false, it was held in 1973 what year was NANDA formed? - Answer️️ -1982 what did NANDA pioneer work in? - Answer️️ -nursing language and classification with its identification or nursing diagnoses what are the goals of NANDA? - Answer️️ -to generate, name, and implement nursing diagnostic categories ©SOPHIABENNETT 2024/2025 9:45 AM Page | 4 revising the taxonomy promoting research to validate diagnostic labels encouraging nurses to use the taxonomy in practice how often does NANDA meet to revise and update the taxonomy? - Answer️️ -every two years what do nursing diagnoses help to facilitate? - Answer️️ -1. clear com