Author Question: A nursing diagnosis differs from a medical diagnosis in that a. It describes the impact a ... (Read 65 times)

jace · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A nursing diagnosis differs from a medical diagnosis in that

a. It describes the impact a specific disease has on a patient's day-to-day activities
b. It identifies a specific disease process affecting a specific body system
c. It focuses on the person's individual problems
d. Both A and C

Question 2

Generally, a great deal of effort and ability goes into taking a mental health assessment. What should be done with that information?

a. The information must be used on the patient's behalf
b. The information should be used to further nursing research
c. The information could be used as case studies in textbooks
d. The information should be shared with family and friends of the patient in an open forum

asware1 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
A nursing diagnosis is specific to the patient's nursing care needs and relates to the areas in which the individual has difficulty functioning. For example, a patient with a medical diagnosis of diabetes may have skin integrity problems that are addressed in the nursing diagnosis and plan of care.

Answer to Question 2

A
This principle should be the one that guides what you do with any information gathered on any category of patient. The other answers are distracters used in an effort to plant firmly in the student's mind the fundamental purpose of doing any assessment.