A client comes to the clinic seeking information and education regardi

A client comes to the clinic seeking information and education regarding healthy lifestyles and eating habits. The most appropriate diagnosis for this client is which of the following?

1. Risk nursing diagnosis
2. Syndrome diagnosis
3. Wellness diagnosis
4. Actual diagnosis

ANSWER

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: A risk diagnosis is a clinical judgment that a problem does not exist, but the presence of risk factors indicates that a problem is likely to develop unless nurses intervene-that is not what is described in this items.
Rationale 2: A syndrome diagnosis is associated with a cluster of other diagnoses – that is not what is described in this stem.
Rationale 3: A wellness diagnosis describes the human response to levels of wellness in an individual. This client is seeking information about behavior changes and improvement to assist him in making choices and changes to enhance his life.
Rationale 4: An actual diagnosis is a client problem that is present at the time of the nursing assessment.