An existing human response to a health problem the nurse identifies that is amenable to nursing intervention
cluster
Patient data combined into meaningful patterns
collaborative health problems
Problems based on medical diagnoses, medically ordered treatments, or other related problems that require interdependent standards and activities to be addressed
medical diagnosis
Identified disease or pathologic process; treatment focuses on correcting or preventing specific pathology of specific organs or body systems
nursing diagnosis
Actual, potential, or possible health problem identified by the nurse that is amenable to nursing intervention
possible nursing diagnosis
Health problem amenable to nursing intervention that requires additional data collection and validation before it can be confirmed or deleted as a nursing diagnosis
premature closure
Selecting a diagnosis before analyzing pertinent information
risk nursing diagnosis
State of being at risk for the development of a health problem amenable to nursing intervention