Question

what are the components of nursing diagnosis

Answer 1

#. Nursing diagnoses

There are 3 types of nursing diagnoses: actual diagnoses, risk diagnoses, and health promotion diagnoses.

Nursing diagnosis components

diagnostic label + related factors + defining characteristics

1. Data cluster ( defining characteristics )

a set of signs or symptoms gathered during assessment that you group together in a logical way. Data clusters are patterns of data that contain DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS which is the critical criteria that are observable and verifiable. Each CLINICAL CRITERiON is an objective or subjective sign, symptom, or risk factor that when analyzed with other criteria, leads to a diagnostic conclusion. Working with similar pts over a period of time helps you recognize clusters of defining characteristics but remember that each pt is different.

2. Interpretation- Identifying Health Problems

usually from assessment to diagnosis you move from general info to specific. Often a pt has defining characteristics that apply to more than one diagnosis. Always examine the defining characteristics in your database carefully to support or eliminate a nursing diagnosis. To be more accurate, review all characteristics, eliminate irrelevant ones, and confirm the relevant one

3.Related factor :-

A condition, historical factor, or etiology that gives a context for the defining characteristics and shows a type of relationship with the nursing diagnosis. A related factor allows you to individualize a nursing diagnosis for a specific pt.

The three-part statement - Diagnostic Label - Etiology - Defining Characteristics Defining characteristics are the signs and symptoms, subjective and objective data, or clinical manifestations. The phrase, “as evidenced by ...” (AEB), is joined to the first two components.