Which of the following describes the difference between a collaborative problem and a medical diagnosis?
a. A collaborative problem is treated by the nurse; a physician is responsible for the treatment of a medical problem.
b. A collaborative problem is a nursing diagnosis that requires specific orders from a physician; a medical diagnosis directs all nursing care.
c. A collaborative problem has the potential to become an actual nursing diagnosis; a medical diagnosis rarely changes.
d. A collaborative problem requires intervention by the nurse and physician or other professional; a medical diagnosis requires intervention by a physician.
D
Collaborative problems are physiological complications for which a client may be at risk based on her medical diagnosis, medical treatment, or diagnostic studies. A collaborative problem requires monitoring by the nurse and intervention by a physician. A medical diagnosis requires interventions (medications, treatments) by the physician. Medical diagnoses do not direct all nursing care. Collaborative problems have the potential to become medical, not nursing, diagnoses.
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