Which statement is not true regarding nursing diagnosis?
a. A nursing diagnosis is the same as a medical diagnosis.
b. Nursing diagnosis provides the basis for selection of nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse is accountable.
c. A nursing diagnosis focuses on the responses to actual or potential health problems; a medical diagnosis focuses on the illness, injury, or disease.
d. Nursing diagnoses change as the client's health problems change.
A
A nursing diagnosis is not the same as a medical diagnosis. Nursing diagnosis focuses on the responses to actual or potential health problems or life processes. They also change as the patient's response and/or health problem changes. Nursing diagnosis identifies situations in which the nurse is licensed and qualified to intervene.
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