Which statement regarding nursing diagnoses is accurate?
a. Nursing diagnoses remain the same for as long as the disease is present.
b. Nursing diagnoses are written to identify disease states.
c. Nursing diagnoses describe patient problems that nurses treat.
d. Nursing diagnoses identify causes related to illness.
ANS: C
Diagnostic statements identify problems a nurse is independently able to treat within the scope of professional practice. Nursing diagnoses vary with the changing condition of the patient. The response patterns are unique to the patient and are not disease specific. Nursing diagnoses describe the patient's human response pattern.
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