The nurse writes two nursing diagnoses: (1) inadequate nutritional intake related to vomiting as manifested by 3-pound weight loss and (2) risk for impaired skin integrity related to inadequate nutrition
The major difference between the two diagnoses is that the second diagnosis: a. needs no defined nursing interventions.
b. needs medical intervention.
c. will not need to be evaluated.
d. reflects a problem that does not yet exist.
D
The actual nursing diagnosis represents a condition that is currently present. "Risk for" diagnoses are those that the patient is susceptible to, but not yet troubled by.
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