A nurse who is caring for an unresponsive client formulates the nursing diagnosis, "Risk for Aspiration related to reduced level of consciousness."

Question

The nurse documents this nursing diagnosis as correct based on the understanding that which of the following is a characteristic of this type of diagnosis?

A) Is written as a two-part statement
B) Describes human response to a health problem
C) Describes potential for enhancement to a higher state
D) Made when not enough evidence supports the problem

Answer 1

Ans: A

The risk diagnoses are written as two-part statements because they do not include defining characteristics. An actual nursing diagnosis describes human response to a health problem. Wellness diagnoses describe potential for enhancement to a higher state. A possible nursing diagnosis is made when not enough evidence supports the problem.