"Ineffective community coping related to deficits in community social support services." What part of the nursing diagnosis would follow the added statement of "as manifested by"?
A) A description of the problem, response, or state
B) Identification of factors etiologically related to the problem
C) Signs and symptoms characteristic of the problem
D) Nothing is missing; it is a complete community nursing diagnosis.
Ans: C
Most nursing diagnoses have three parts: a description of the problem, response, or state; identification of factors etiologically related to the problem; and signs and symptoms that are characteristic of the problem. "As manifested by" is a statement that precedes the signs and symptoms in a diagnosis.
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