Abstract
As nurses have identified the phenomena of concern to nursing and developed diagnostic language, there has been a persistent omission of diagnostic labels that reflect health and a wellness orientation. The fact that the term “diagnosis” has been identified with problems and deficits has impeded work on wellness diagnoses. Further, lack of consensus regarding a definition of health further complicates work in this area. The authors propose a model that incorporates a category of “opportunity to enhance,” in addition to the categories of “problem” and “high risk” to derive a trifocal model of nursing diagnoses. Examples from nursing practice are given.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 123-128 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Collaborative problems
- nursing diagnosis
- wellness diagnosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Fundamentals and skills
- Nursing (miscellaneous)