The nurse has identified several problems for a patient scheduled for a bone marrow transplant. By formulation of nursing diagnoses, the nurse:
a. embraces "cook book medicine" and rejects professional autonomy.
b. uses a language that is difficult to interpret by legislators.
c. is able to communicate with other nurses but not other disciplines.
d. facilitates communication of patient needs and promotes accountability.
ANS: D
Nursing diagnosis is the second step of the nursing process. Formulation of nursing diagnoses follows patient data collection and involves the analysis and clustering of related assessment information. The use of nursing diagnosis labels facilitates clear communication of patient needs and promotes professional accountability and autonomy by defining and describing the independent area of nursing practice. Nursing diagnostic statements clearly communicate to legislators, consumers, and insurance providers the unique care nurses deliver and the specific nature of the health conditions they treat. Use of a unified language classification system, or taxonomy, is an effective vehicle for communication among nurses and other health care professionals.
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