Which of the following provides the nurse with the most reliable basis on which to choose a nursing diagnosis?
A) A cluster of several significant cues of data that suggest a particular health problem
B) A single, definitive cue that is closely associated with a common diagnosis
C) A cue that can be verified by objective, medical data
D) A group of related nursing diagnoses that exist within the same NANDA-approved domain
Ans: A
A data cluster is a grouping of client data or cues that points to the existence of a client health problem. Nursing diagnoses should always be derived from clusters of significant data rather than from a single cue. Medical corroboration is not always possible or necessary. The presence of multiple nursing diagnoses within one domain does not necessarily validate further diagnoses in that same domain.
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