[mvanz9999]

Do APNs use nursing diagnosis, or do they simply use the standard (and more meaningful) medical diagnosis?

Thanks!

[VivaRN]

Medical diagnosis, as in ICD-9 codes.

We haven't mentioned nursing dx the whole time I've been in NP school. Probably because you can't bill for it... never thought they were much useful anyway, though I understand the reasoning behind why they were developed.

[DaisyRN, ACNP]

I believe this specific topic has previously been addressed in this forum... I'd search or browse through the threads. It was probably within the last 6 months.

Here's the one I was thinking about:
http://allnurses.com/forums/f34/usef...ng-265077.html