Diagnostic Statement Guidelines (cont'd)
{"Image DocumentName": "Diagnostic Statement Guidelines (cont\u2019d)", "Image ImageDescription": "6. Identify the patient\u2019s problems rather than your problems with nursing care. 7. Identify the patient problem rather than the nursing intervention. 8. Identify the patient problem rather than the goal of care. 9. Make professional rather than prejudicial judgments. 10. Avoid legally inadvisable statements. 11. Identify the problem and its cause to avoid a circular statement. 12. Identify only one patient problem in the diagnostic statement. [Discuss each.] Nursing diagnoses are always patient centered and form the basis for goal-directed care. You plan nursing interventions after identifying a nursing diagnosis. Goals based on accurate identification of a patient\u2019s problems serve as a basis for determining problem resolution. Base nursing diagnoses on subjective and objective patient data, and do not include your personal beliefs and values. Statements that imply blame, negligence, or malpractice have the potential to result in a lawsuit. Circular statements are vague and give no direction to nursing care. It is permissible to include multiple causes that may be contributing to one patient problem.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}