Which of the following describes the process of identifying a ...

[joesmith1212]

Which of the following describes the process of identifying a nursing diagnosis?
 
  a. Selecting a nursing diagnosis from a list approved by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)
  b. Identifying the patient's strengths and weaknesses
  c. Setting goals for nursing care
  d. Reviewing medical-surgical nursing texts for patterns of disease processes

Question 2

The development of a nursing diagnosis depends on the
 
  a. Medical diagnoses
  b. Chronic disease processes
  c. Data collected in the comprehensive assessment
  d. Goals for the resident care

[tsternbergh47]

Answer to Question 1

B
The process of identifying a nursing diagnosis starts with evaluating a patient's strengths and weaknesses. The NANDA-approved list (response A) provides diagnostic labels for the patient's strengths and weaknesses. Response C, setting goals, follows identification of the nursing diagnosis. Response D, reviewing medical-surgical texts, assists the nurse in understanding responses to disease and assists in designing care plans but does not identify nursing diagnoses.

Answer to Question 2

C
The nursing diagnosis results from the organization of assessment data into problem areas. Responses A and B are incorrect. Medical diagnoses and chronic disease processes are part of the comprehensive assessment but are not what nursing diagnoses are based on. Response D is part of the nursing process, but it depends on the nursing diagnosis.