2. Specific Objective
Define nursing diagnosis.
Discuss the characteristics of nursing diagnosis.
Enlist the components of nursing diagnosis.
Explain the types of nursing diagnosis.
Explain the process of nursing diagnosis.
Discuss the formulation of nursing diagnosis.
4. DEFINITON
A clinical judgement about individuals of community
responses to actual or potential health problem.
Nursing diagnosis provides the basis for selection of nursing
interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse is
accountable.
5. CHARACTERISTICS OF NURSING DIAGNOSIS
It states a clear and concise health problem.
It is derived from existing evidences about the client.
It is the basis for planning and carrying out nursing care.
7.
Diagnostic label:
It is the name of the nursing diagnosis. It describes the
essence of the problem using as few words as possible.
Example: Impaired physical mobility.
8. Qualifiers:
These are words used to give additional meaning to a
nursing diagnosis.
Example: altered, dysfunctional, increased, impaired,
disturbed, acute, deficient, ineffective, chronic, excessive,
decreased.
9. Definition: it describes the characteristics of the human
response under consideration.
Defining characteristics: these are major and minor clinical
cues that validate the presence of an actual nursing diagnosis
example: As evidenced by.
10. Risk factors:
These are extrinsic and intrinsic characteristics of the
client.
Example: risk for infection.
11. Related factors: They describe the conditions,
circumstances, etiological factors that contribute to
the problem.
Example: fluid volume deficit related to vomiting.
12. Components Of A Nursing Diagnosis:
PES Or PE
P=Problem statement/diagnostic label/definition.
E=Etiology/related factors/causes.
S=Defining characteristics/signs and symptoms.
13. An actual nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment about a
current patient health problem, which is present at the
time of the nursing assessment.
Example: Ineffective airway
clearance characterized by an
ineffective cough.
Actual nursing diagnosis
14. Risk nursing diagnosis
A risk nursing diagnosis is clinical judgment about a
health problem which does not yet exist, but with
respect to which the individual, family or community
has risk factors.
Example: Risk for infection related
to a compromised immune system.
15. Possible Nursing diagnosis
One in which evidence about a health problem is
incomplete or unclear therefore requires more data to
support or reject it; or the causative factors are unknown.
Examples: Possible nutritional deficit RT nausea.
16. Wellness nursing diagnosis
A wellness nursing diagnosis statement is a clinical
judgment that an individual, family or community is
able to transition to a level of higher wellness.
Individual must possess effective present status and
show a desire for increased wellness.
Example: family coping potential for
growth related to unexpected birth of twins.
17. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
A syndrome nursing diagnosis statement is a clinical
judgment, which is associated with a cluster of predicted
high-risk or actual nursing diagnosis, related to a certain
situation or event.
Example: Rape trauma syndrome manifested by sleep
pattern disturbance, anger and genitourinary discomfort
and related to feeling anxious about possible resulting
health problems.
18. FORMULATION OF NURSING DIAGNOSIS: PES OR PE
Actual nursing diagnosis = Patient problem + Etiology –
replace the (+) symbol with the words “RELATED TO”
abbreviated as r/t. = Problem + Etiology + S/S.
Risk Nursing diagnosis = Problem + Risk Factors.
Possible nursing diagnosis = Problem +Etiology.
Example: Activity intolerance related to decreased cardiac
output.
Altered bowel elimination; constipation related to insufficient
fluid intake.
19. CONCLUSION
Nursing diagnosis is a diagnosis that is based upon the response
of the patient to the medical condition. This is why it is called a
‘nursing diagnosis’ because these are things that have a specific
action that is related to what nurses have autonomy to take
action about. Nurses treat the patient with everything that is
related to human response to a specific disease. This includes
anything that is a physical, mental, and spiritual type of
response. Simply put, a nursing diagnosis is care focused.
20. Bibliography
Potter and Perry (2005) “Fundamental of nursing” Elsevier
Publisher, 6th edition.
Navdeep Kaur Brar, HC Rawat (2017) “Textbook of Advanced
Nursing Practice” JAYPEE Brothers 1st edition. Page no 722-
723.
Stephanie’s Principles and practice of Nursing, Sr. Nancy 6th
edition. Page no.- 59-60
https://acceleratednursing.roseman.edu/blog/three-part-nursing-
diagnosis/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nursingdiagnosis
https://www.slideshare.net?ShaellsJoshi/nsg-diagnosis