Which statement is true about the diagnostic labels identified as the Psychiatric Nursing Diagnoses, First Edition (PND-1)? The PND-1:
a. was developed because psychiatric nurses did not like NANDA diagnoses
b. was written by the American Psychiatric Association
c. met serious resistance in nursing arenas
d. was a list of 113 diagnostic labels that later was adopted by NANDA
D
Psychiatric Nursing Diagnoses evolved to become a list of 113 diagnostic labels, many of which overlapped with the existing NANDA diagnoses. In 1994, the entire PND-1 list was presented to and adopted by NANDA for incorporation into NANDA's taxonomy.
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