A nurse is developing nursing diagnoses for a patient. Beginning with the first step, place in order the steps the nurse will use
1. Observes the patient having dyspnea (shortness of breath) and a diagnosis of asthma
2. Writes a diagnostic label of impaired gas exchange
3. Organizes data into meaningful clusters
4. Interprets information from patient
5. Writes an etiology
a. 1, 3, 4, 2, 5
b. 1, 3, 4, 5, 2
c. 1, 4, 3, 5, 2
d. 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
ANS: A
The diagnostic process flows from the assessment process (observing and gathering data) and includes decision-making steps. These steps include data clustering, identifying patient health problems, and formulating the diagnosis (diagnosis is written as problem or NANDA-I approved diagnosis then etiology or cause).
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