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Nursing, Holy Family University
A clinical judgment about Nursing diagnosis
individual, family, or
community responses to
actual and
potential health problems or
life processes that the nurse
is licensed and competent to
treat.
What are the 2 components of Diagnostic
a nursing diagnosis label
(2 part) Related
factor
What are the 3 components Diagnosti
of a nursing diagnosis c label
(3 part) Related
factor
Defining characteristics
is an actual or potential collaborative problem
complication that nurses
monitor to detect onset of
changes in a patient's
status.(the nurse works
with
other health care teams to
resolve the problem)
,*The name of the nursing diagnostic label
diagnosis as approved by
NANDA International. ex: impaired physical mobility = Diagnostic Label
*Describes the essence of
a patient's response to
health conditions in as few
words as possible.
_ ___ _- a condition, historical related factor
factor or impaired physical mobility(Diagnostic Label)
etiology that gives a context Related to
for the
abdominal incision(related factor or etiology)
defining characteristics and
shows a type of relationship
with the nursing diagnosis.
*Related factor of a nursing etiology
diagnosis always within the
domain of nursing practice Impaired physical mobility(diagnostic label) related to
*A condition that (related to) acute incision pain(related factor or etiology)
responds to nursing
interventions
The clinical criteria that are Defining characteristics
observable and verifiable Impaired physical mobility related to acute incisional pain
(an objective or subjective *as evidenced by patient's report of pain level of 7 on
sign or symptom that leads a scale of 0 to 10 and moving slowly from bed to chair*
to a diagnostic conclusion) (stared part is example of this)
, *Involves setting planning
priorities, identifying
patient-centered goals
and expected
outcomes, and prescribing
individualized nursing
interventions
*Requires critical thinking
through
deliberate decision making
and problem solving
*A single patient will have priorities
more than one nursing
diagnosis
Nurses must be able to set
__________________ for a
single
patient or group of patients
that ensures timeliest,
relevant, and appropriate
care
_ ____the ordering of nursing priority setting
diagnoses
or patient problems using
determinations of
urgency/importance to
establish a list of nursing
actions
_____ and___ are specific goals and expected outcomes
statements of
patient behavior or
physiologic responses that
you set to resolve a nursing
diagnosis
_ a broad statement that goal
describes a
desired change in a patient's
condition or behavior.