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Nursing Diagnosis
Chapter 17 Fundamentals of Nursing 7th ed.
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
09/23/2009

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Actual nursing diagnosis
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describes human responses to health conditions or life processes that exist in an individual, family, or community
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Clinical criteria
Definition
objective or subjective signs and symptoms, clusters of signs and symptoms, or risk factors that lead to a diagnostic conclusion
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Collaborative problem
Definition
an actual or potential physiological complication that nurses monitor to detect the onset of changes in a client's status
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Defining characteristics
Definition
the clinical criteria or assessment findings that support an actual nursing diagnosis
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Diagnostic label
Definition
name of the nursing diagnosis as approved by NANDA International; it describes the essence of the client's health condition in as few words as possible
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Health promotion nursing diagnosis
Definition
a clinical judgment of a person's, family's, or community's motivation and desire to increase well- being and actualize human health potential as expressed in their readiness to enhance specific behaviors, such as nutrition and exercise
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Medical diagnosis
Definition
the identification of a disease condition based on a specific evaluation of physical signs and symptoms, the client's medical history, and the results of diagnostic tests and procedures
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NANDA
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North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
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Nursing diagnosis
Definition
a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual and potential health problems or life processes
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Related factor
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a condition or etiology identified from the client's assessment data. it is associated with the client's actual or potential health problem and can change with nursing interventions
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Risk nursing diagnosis
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describes human responses to health conditions/life processes that will possibly develop in a vulnerable individual, family, or community
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Wellness nursing diagnosis
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describes human responses to levels of wellness in an individual, family, or community that have a readiness for enhancement
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