After completing an assessment of a new client, the psychiatric–mental health nurse has identified priority nursing diagnoses. Which of the following is the most accurate definition of a nursing diagnosis?
A) A clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes
B) A statement about client problems that can be treated by independent nursing interventions
C) A clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual health problems/life processes
D) A statement about client/community problems that can be treated by independent nursing interventions
Ans: A
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NANDA International defines nursing diagnosis as a "clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes."
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