10 types of nursing diagnosis with details?
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Examples of this type of nursing diagnosis include:
Decreased cardiac output
Chronic functional constipation
Impaired gas exchange
Problems focused nursing diagnoses are typically based on signs and symptoms present in the patient. They are the most common nursing diagnoses and the easiest to identify.
2. Risk nursing diagnosis
A risk nursing diagnosis applies when risk factors require intervention from the nurse and healthcare team prior to a real problem developing.
Examples of this type of nursing diagnosis include:
Risk for imbalanced fluid volume
Risk for ineffective childbearing process
Risk for impaired oral mucous membrane integrity
This type of diagnosis often requires clinical reasoning and nursing judgement.
3. Health promotion diagnosis
The goal of a health promotion nursing diagnosis is to improve the overall well-being of an individual, family or community.
Examples of this type of nursing diagnosis include:
Readiness for enhanced family processes
Readiness for enhanced hope
Sedentary lifestyle
4. Syndrome diagnosis
A syndrome diagnosis refers to a cluster of nursing diagnoses that occur in a pattern or can all be addressed through the same or similar nursing interventions.
Examples of this diagnosis include:
Decreased cardiac output
Decreased cardiac tissue perfusion
Ineffective cerebral tissue perfusion
Ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion
Possible nursing diagnosis
While not an official type of nursing diagnosis, possible nursing diagnosis applies to problems suspected to arise. This occurs when risk factors are present and require additional information to diagnose a potential problem.