How does nursing diagnosis differ from a medical diagnosis? A nursing diagnosis is:
1) Terminology for the client's disease or injury.
2) A part of the client's medical diagnosis.
3) The client's presenting signs and symptoms.
4) A client's response to a health problem.
ANS: 4
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