Funda lec mod 6

• 1. describe a disease or pathology| Disease that medical doctors treat eg. congestive heart failure treats pathology with meds, oxygen, diet and fluid restriction

  medical
• _____ are organized into groups that seem to fit together & indicate actual or potential client problems

  subjective and objective "cues"
• “Nurse are responsible and accountable for --------- to ensure appropriate and finely treatment”

  diagnosing actual and potential health problem and initiating action
• what does the abbreviation NANDA hold

  North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
• components of nursing diagnosis

  problem, etiology, and defining characteristics
• factors that increase the possibility of the patient developing a problem

  Risk Factors
• This component of nursing Diagnosis, has the factors that contributed to the development of the patient's problem( nursing diagnosis)

  Etiology (related factors and risk factors)
• This needs to be present to justify use of the nursing diagnosis

  etiology( related factors and risk factors| Factor that has direct or closest involvement to the problem)
• These are signs and symptoms that validate that an actual nursing diagnosis is present.

  Defining Characteristics
• types of nursing diagnosis

  actual nursing diagnosis, risk diagnosis, Wellness diagnosis
• Type of nursing diagnoses: patient problem

  Actual nursing diagnoses
• Type of nursing diagnoses:

  patient is at risk for developing problem (either begins with "Risk for" or the definition will include "is at risk for")

  Risk Diagnoses
• Type of Diagnoses : patient functioning effectively but desires higher level of wellness

  Wellness diagnoses
• Defining characteristics are not present in 'Risk diagnosis' because______

  signs and symptoms don't exist if the problem hasn't happened
• Actual Diagnostic statement has how many parts?

  three
• Actual Diagnostic Statement's three-part-format

  1. Nanda Label
  2. Related factors( follows NANDA & linked by the words "related to"
  3. Defining characteristics