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Many, many resources are not up to date. The NANDA-I 2012-2014 (actually, every edition) has a section showing which nursing diagnoses are removed from previous editions, generally for lack of supporting evidence over time, and noting which are new. Yes, it can matter greatly. I was involved in a legal case where substantial damages were claimed based in large part on a nursing diagnosis that had been removed from NANDA-I four years previously; my attorney client was very happy that I pointed that out to him.
I am a member of NANDA-I (I derive zero financial support from them...actually, I pay membership fees) and we recently voted on a passel of new diagnoses and changes for old ones. The new edition will be 2015-2017 and should be out late this year.
Lev, MSN, RN, NP
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