NSE11 Study Guide - Final Guide: Nursing Diagnosis, Nanda, Critical Thinking

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Nse 11, winter week 3 review, develop and write diagnostic statements. Nursing diagnoses: is a clinical judgment about actual or potential individual, family, or community responses to health problems/life processes. A nursing diagnosis provides the basis for selection of nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse has accountability. Actual nursing diagnosis: e a clinical judgment about existing client"s experience/responses to health condition. At risk nursing diagnoses: describes client"s responses to health conditions that may develop. It is supported by risk factors that contribute to increased vulnerability. Wellness diagnoses: a clinical judgment about a client"s motivation and desire to increase well being and actualize health potential. Points to remember when formulating a nursing diagnosis: Identify a client response not a medical diagnosis. Identify a treatable etiology, not a chronic problem identify a client"s problem, not the nurse"s. Formulate nursing diagnoses (sub mode nutrition) using the ram. ie: weight loss related to inadequate intake of required nutrients review priority setting.