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Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections & Skills
Chapter 4 : The Nursing Process: Critical Thinking and Decision Making Questions
Question 1 of 5
The NANDA-I list of nursing diagnoses is the only source of nursing diagnoses available.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: False. While NANDA-I is a widely used source, other standardized nursing diagnosis lists exist, and nurses may develop diagnoses based on patient needs.
Question 2 of 5
Nursing diagnoses and medical diagnoses both use the names of diseases.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: False. Nursing diagnoses focus on patient responses to health conditions, not disease names, which are used in medical diagnoses.
Question 3 of 5
By using a problem statement, the cause of the problem, and the defining characteristics of the problem, nursing diagnoses help identify interventions to address the problem.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: True. Nursing diagnoses include a problem statement, etiology, and defining characteristics to guide targeted interventions.
Question 4 of 5
Nursing diagnoses all contain the modifier 'risk for.'
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: False. Only potential problems use 'risk for'; actual problems and wellness diagnoses do not.
Question 5 of 5
A nursing diagnosis may be a one-part, two-part, or three-part statement.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: True. Nursing diagnoses can be structured as one-part (wellness), two-part (problem and etiology), or three-part (problem, etiology, and symptoms) statements.