Medical diagnosis- identification of disease condition based on specific evaluation of
physical signs, symptoms, medical history, and result of diagnostic tests and procedures.
Nursing diagnosis – clinical judgement concerning a human response to health conditions/life processes, or vulnerability
for that response by an individual, family, or community that a nurse is licensed and competent to treat.
Collaborative Problem is an actual or potential physiological complication that nurses monitor to
detect the onset of changes in a patient’s health status.
History of
Nursing
Diagnosis
1967 Yura and Walsh 4 part process
Diagnosis was added, you cannot plan and intervene correctly for patients if
you do not know the problems with which you are dealing.
ANA defines nursing as the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to
health and illness strengthening the definition of nursing diagnosis.
NCLEX exam defines nursing process as scientific, clinical reasoning approach to patient care that includes
assessment, analysis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Note analysis instead of diagnosis. Types of
Nursing Diagnoses
Types of Diagnosis
Problem-focused nursing diagnosis – clinical judgement
concerning undesirable response t health condition/life
Risk nursing diagnosis clinical judgement concerning vulnerability of
individual, family, group, or community for developing undesirable
human response to health conditions/life processes.
Related factor etiological or causative factor for the
diagnosis
Critical thinking and the
diagnostic process
Data clustering Organize patient’s data into
meaningful usable data clusters. Set of cues, signs or
symptoms gathered during assessment.
Data interpretation Comparison of characteristics or risk factors
in database. Move from generalized to more specific Compare
patient’s data with normal, healthy patterns.
A nursing diagnosis focuses on a patient’s actual or potential response to a
health condition rather than on the physiological event, complication, or
disease
Formulating a
Nursing Diagnostic
Statement
"related to" phrase is not cause-effect.
Two part = diagnosis meaning and relevance.
Three part includes related to factor
Three part, PES, problem, etiology, symptom
Cultural relevance
Important to consider patient’s culture and own cultural
competence to identify health care problems.
Concept
mapping
help critically think about patients diagnoses and how they related to one another.
Organizes and links info to see holistic complexity of patient care
Central focus is on patient rather than disease or alteration
in health.
Sources of Diagnostic
errors
Errors in Data collection
Errors in Analysis of Data
Errors in Data Clustering
Errors in Diagnostic statement
Documentation and
informatics
Once diagnosis entered, outcome and
intervention options are available
(computer based)
List chronologically as you identify them
Care plan- highest priority diagnosis first
Review in order of priority not chronologically
Application to care
planning
Care plan is a map for nursing care
Demonstrates accountability for nursing
diagnosis, patient's health care problems.