Health Care

Nursing Diagnosis

Conclusions derived from the nursing assessment that establish a health status profile for the patient and from which nursing interventions may be ordered.

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Abstract

Conclusions derived from the nursing assessment that establish a health status profile for the patient and from which nursing interventions may be ordered.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Diagnosis, Nursing
  • Diagnoses, Nursing
  • Nursing Diagnoses

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

91(87)(75-79); was see under NURSING ASSESSMENT 1987-90; was see NURSING ASSESSMENT 1980-86; was see under NURSING CARE 1975-79

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  • Nursing Assessment (1980-1986)

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WY 100.4

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nursing Diagnosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009733. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009733
  2. Nursing Diagnosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_diagnosis
  3. Nursing Diagnosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2084125