Describe the difference between nursing diagnosis and medical diagnosis. Explain why both diagnoses are necessary.
What will be an ideal response?
The physician collects information, diagnoses, and treats human illnesses. Nurses collect information, then use it to diagnose and treat the human response to illness. The physician focuses on curing the condition. Nurses focus on caring for the patient's human needs and her response to the medical condition. To ensure an accurate and consistent plan of care, both medicine and nursing are necessary for positive patient outcomes.
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