Getting worried: this sounds like some mumbo jumbo

[vivasmom]

So, 3 weeks into nursing school and my jaw is on the ground re: nursing diagnosis.

The diagnosis sounds like grasping at straws mumbo jumbo. am I going to grow to appreciate the nursing diagnosis?

I nearly roll my eyes each time i come across one in a care plan (which I haven't had to write yet) that I've read.

Sorry if this ticks off people, as i said I'm just 3 weeks into it

[WDWpixieRN, RN]

I think one of the things they ARE useful for, at least while we're in school, is getting us to think like nurses. I don't think this is a skill that's necessarily innate, and particularly for someone's who's younger or not used to critically assessing situations (medical or otherwise), is good exercise to get the brain working like a nurses should.

That being said, I have hated every minute of every one I have ever had to create, lol. I see the preprinted ones in the hospital charts and can't WAIT until I no longer have to dig through my care plan book!!

Good luck all!! You'll be done before you know it!!