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NUR1023 - Final Exam Revision 2025
1.What is a nursing diagnosis?: A statement of client health status that
nurses can identify, prevent, or treat independently. It is a diagnosis of
the patient's response to a medical condition.
2.What is an actual diagnosis based on?: The presence of associated
signs and symptoms at the time of the nursing assessment.
3.What is the difference between an at risk diagnosis and an actual diag-
nosis?: An actual diagnosis (also called problem-focused diagnosis) is a
client problem present at the time of the nursing assessment. A risk
diagnosis is one where a problem does not exist, but the presence of
risk factors indicates that a problem is likely to develop.
4.What is a risk diagnosis based on?: The patient's current health
status, past health history, and other risk factors that may increase
the patient's likelihood of experiencing a health problem.
5.What is a medical diagnosis?: Identification of a disease condition
based on specific evaluation of signs and symptoms ’ made by a
physician
6. Which type of diagnosis will be used when a patient is vulnerable to
having an undesirable response?
a. problem-focused diagnosis (aka actual diagnosis)
b. risk diagnosis
c. health-promotion diagnosis (aka wellness diagnosis): b. risk diagnosis
7. Which type of diagnosis will be used when a patient has an
undesirable response to a health condition/process?
a. problem-focused diagnosis (aka actual diagnosis)
b. risk diagnosis
c. health-promotion diagnosis (aka wellness diagnosis): a. problem-
focused diagnosis (aka actual diagnosis)
8. Which diagnosis is used when the focus is on being healthy as opposed
to preventing an illness?
a. problem-focused diagnosis (aka actual diagnosis)
b. risk diagnosis
c. health-promotion diagnosis (aka wellness diagnosis): c. health-
