The nurse gathers data for a client who has dehydration and formulates a nursing diagnosis of Fluid Volume Deficit related to diarrhea and vomiting as evidenced by poor skin turgor, lethargy, and altered fluid and electrolyte balance
What type of nursing diagnosis is identified with this client? A) Risk nursing diagnosis
B) Syndrome diagnosis
C) Health promotion nursing diagnosis
D) Actual nursing diagnosis
D
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Actual nursing diagnoses identify existing problems, such as Urinary Retention or Anxiety. Health promotion nursing diagnoses reflect clinical judgment of a client's motivation and behavior to increase well-being and enhance health-seeking behaviors. Syndrome diagnoses describe diagnoses that occur as a group and are best addressed as a group with collective interventions. Risk nursing diagnoses identify potential problems and use the stem risk for, as in Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity related to inactivity.
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