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The components of a nursing diagnosis
1. Problem and its definition -
to care for the patient.
2. Etiology or risk factors - Possible reasons for the problem or the conditions in which it developed
3. Defining characteristics or risk factors - Signs and symptoms that allow for applying a specific
diagnostic label/used in the place of defining characteristics for risk nursing diagnosis
Step 3: Outcomes and Planning
Once you have determined the nursing diagnosis, the Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-

all of the collected data. You need to remember that a medical diagnosis does not change even when the
condition is resolved. Thus,