NANDA is the acronym for:

A.
New American Nursing Diagnosis Association.
B.
National American Nursing Diagnosis Association.
C.
North American Nursing Diagnosis Analyzer.
D.
North American Nursing Diagnosis Association.


ANS: D
The North American Nursing Diagnosis Association developed nursing diagnoses that define the patient's problems after performing the patient's assessment using a universal language. The nursing diagnosis can only be written by the registered nurse.

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