The nurse has developed a nursing diagnosis of Risk for Complications (RC) of Thrombophlebitis for a client. This is a problem that will be monitored and managed by the nurse using physician-prescribed and nursing-prescribed interventions
What type of nursing problem is this considered? A) Syndrome diagnosis
B) Collaborative problem
C) Actual diagnosis
D) Risk diagnosis
B
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A collaborative problem is monitored and managed by the nurse using physician-prescribed and nursing-prescribed interventions. This client does not have a syndrome or an actual problem with thrombophlebitis. The difference between the risk diagnosis and the collaborative is the medical diagnosis that is in the diagnostic statement.
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