Question

A nurse is reviewing a patient's list of nursing diagnoses in the medical record. The most recent nursing diagnosis is diarrhea related to intestinal colitis. This is an incorrectly stated diagnostic statement, best described as:
a. Identifying the clinical sign instead of an etiology.
b. Identifying a diagnosis based on prejudicial judgment.
c. Identifying the diagnostic study rather than a problem caused by the diagnostic study.
d. Identifying the medical diagnosis instead of the patient's response to the diagnosis.

Answer 1

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The medical diagnosis should be made based on the medical diagnosis not based on the patients response to the diagnosis.

The  medical diagnosis is the process by which the disease or conditions based on the signs and symptoms.

The diagnosis of the disease should always be made on the signs and symptoms that is being seen by the doctor not by the patients response. The patients cannot sometime explain the clear symptoms and signs so a diagnosis based on the patient's response can be wrong.

Hence, the correct answer is option D