When caring for a patient who has multiple health problems and related medical diagnoses, a nurse can best illustrate nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions by developing a:
A. concept map.
B. critical pathway.
C. nursing care plan.
D. diagnostic label.
A
Critical pathways allow staff from all disciplines to develop an integrated plan of care.
A nursing care plan includes nursing diagnoses, goals, specific nursing activities and interventions. A diagnostic label is a NANDA-I–approved nursing diagnosis.
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