The nurse understands that when the nursing diagnosis is one that expresses the risk for a problem, a possible problem, or certain actual problems, the ____________________ statement, referred to as a PE statement, is used
Fill in the blank with correct word.
ANS:
two-part
In some circumstances, all three parts of the nursing diagnosis statement may not apply. In this case, a two-part statement may be a better fit. When the nursing diagnosis is one that expresses the risk for a problem, a possible problem, or certain actual problems, the two-part statement is used. This is referred to as a PE, or problem and etiology only, statement.
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