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stock · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

What is identified in the second portion of the nursing diagnosis?

1. Steps to resolve the problem
2. The cause of the problem
3. The focal pattern, problem, or behavior that is observed
4. Data that indicate or support the problem statement

Question 2

When formulating a nursing diagnosis, on which element should the nurse focus? Select all that apply.

1. The patient's disease or condition
2. The severity of the patient's disease or condition
3. The patient's adaptation to the disease or condition
4. How the patient's disease or condition will be treated
5. How the patient's disease or condition affects the patient's life

juiceman1987 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 2
Explanation: The nursing diagnosis is broken up into three separate sections. The second portion of the nursing diagnosis identifies the nurse's assessment of the cause, or etiology, of the problem. The first portion of the nursing diagnosis identifies the focal pattern, problem, or behavior that is observed. The third portion of the nursing diagnosis identifies the evidence or data that indicate or support the problem statement. The nursing diagnosis does not identify steps to resolve the problem.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 3, 5
Explanation: When formulating a nursing diagnosis, the nurse should not just focus tightly on the patient's disease or condition, but the nurse should focus on how the patient's disease or condition affects the patient's life and the patient's adaptation to the disease or condition. The severity of the patient's disease or its treatment is not the primary focus of the nursing diagnosis.