Which one of the following does the nurse recognize as the primary purpose of a nursing diagnosis?

Question

a. Support the medical plan of care.
b. Provide a standardized approach for all clients.
c. Recognize the client's response to an illness or situation.
d. Offer the nurse's subjective view of the client's behaviours.

Answer 1

C

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A A nursing diagnosis is based on the client, not on the medical plan of care.
B Although nursing diagnoses may facilitate communication, they do not provide a standardized approach for all clients. Nursing diagnoses are individualized to meet the client's specific needs.
C The primary purpose of a nursing diagnosis is to recognize the client's response to an illness or situation. The nurse can then use the nursing diagnosis to select appropriate nursing interventions to achieve positive client outcomes.
D The primary purpose of nursing diagnoses is not to offer the nurse's subjective view of the client's behaviours. Nursing diagnoses are based on subjective and objective client data and should not include the nurse's personal beliefs and values.