[mholsten]

I am doing a Senior Presentation on the pros and cons of NANDA nursing diagnoses and nursing care plans. I would appreciate your opinions from those of you who already have your RN license regarding this topic. Thanks. Please email this back to me privately at mholsten@netzero.net

1. Nursing Diagnoses are valuable to effective nursing practice.

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2. My nursing diagnoses are a true reflection of what I actually do.

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3. There is too much emphasis on psychosocial aspects and not enough on medical aspects of care (In Nursing diagnosis categories).

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4. Nursing diagnoses help me set clear expectations for my patients.

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5. Nursing care plans help me to give shift reports.

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6. Nursing care plans help me to provide care to "unfamiliar" patients.

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7. Nursing diagnoses make the nursing profession more "professional".

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8. Nursing diagnoses should be tailored to each specialty of nursing (i.e. rehab, ICU, pediatrics)

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9. A better name for nursing diagnoses would be nursing guidelines.

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10. Writing a nursing care plan is important.

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11. A good nurse doesn't need a written care plan to take care of a patient.

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12. Nursing care plans are a time saver in providing patient care.

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13. Care plans are helpful only as an academic experience for students.

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