The nurse is reviewing the client’s care plan and checking the quality

The nurse is reviewing the client’s care plan and checking the quality of the nursing diagnosis statements. Criteria to use for guidelines in formulating nursing diagnoses include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

______ Nonjudgmental statements
______ Stated in terms of a need
______ Must be legally advisable
______ Cause/effect are correctly stated
______ Use medical terminology to describe the cause
______ Word the diagnosis specifically and precisely

ANSWER

Correct Answer: Nonjudgmental statements
Must be legally advisable
Cause/effect are correctly stated
Word the diagnosis specifically and precisely
Rationale : A nursing diagnosis statement must be stated in terms of a problem, not a need. Nursing terminology rather than medical terminology is used to describe the client’s response and the probable cause of the client’s response. Other guidelines include making sure that both elements of the statement do not say the same thing.