A nurse has completed an assessment of a 23-year-old male client and has identified the nursing diagnosis of Psychosis related history of schizophrenia. What is the major deficit of this nursing diagnosis statement?
A) The statement lacks a finite time period.
B) The terms "psychosis" and "schizophrenia" are synonymous.
C) The statement lacks evidence for the diagnosis.
D) Psychosis is not a nursing diagnosis.
Ans: D
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Nursing diagnosis must begin with a diagnostic concept that has a nursing focus rather than a medical or psychiatric diagnosis. Nursing diagnostic statements do not normally specify a time frame. The statement lacks evidence, but the most significant problem is the lack of an acceptable nursing diagnosis.
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