A nurse has assessed a client and is now preparing for the nursing diagnosis process. Which activity must the nurse perform as part of the nursing diagnosis process?
A) Direct nursing interventions to meet the client's high-priority needs.
B) Identify the disease a person has or is believed to have.
C) Study the physiologic manifestations of the client's illness
D) Establish the cause and nature of the client's illness.
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As part of the nursing diagnosis process, the nurse should direct nursing interventions to meet the client's high-priority needs. Identifying the disease, studying the physiologic manifestations of the illness, and establishing the cause and nature of the illness are all aspects of a medical diagnosis, not a nursing diagnosis.
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