Actual vs. Risk Diagnosis

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What is the difference between actual diagnosis and risk diagnosis?

Risk problem means there is no problem, but if a nurse does not take action a problem can occur. In actual diagnosis there is an ongoing problem and it needs to be fixed.

What are the five components of nursing process and which is the most important one?

Assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, evaluation. And the most important one is the evaluation.

What is the difference between subjective and objective data?

Subjective data is expressed by the patient and his/her family. Objective data can be observed by nurse via physical assessment, diagnostic procedures and laboratory results.

Which type of diagnosis takes the priority first?

<p>Actual diagnosis because it's already happening and needs to be handled. Also vital actual diagnosis is more important than other types of actual diagnosis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do we use the Evaluation step in the nursing process?

<p>Evaluation is the phase that we check if we got the desired outcomes or not. If we could not reach our goal we have to start the nursing process from the beginning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Risk vs. Actual Diagnosis

A risk diagnosis identifies potential problems that may occur if no action is taken, whereas an actual diagnosis identifies existing problems that need to be resolved.

Five Components of Nursing Process

The five components are: Assessment, Diagnosing, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation. Evaluation is the most important.

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