The nurse, unable to locate a nursing diagnosis appropriate for a client, is describing the phenomena as accurately as possible. This nurse could also do which of the following?
a. Skip over this particular client problem.
b. Incorporate the problem with another applicable nursing diagnosis.
c. Share the discovery with NANDA.
d. Ask the nurse manager to come up with an appropriate nursing diagnosis.
ANS: C
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