How does a risk nursing diagnosis differ from a possible nursing diagnosis?

A) A risk diagnosis is based on data about the patient.
B) A possible diagnosis is based on partial (or incomplete) data.
C) Nurses collect the data to support risk diagnoses.
D) A possible diagnosis becomes an actual diagnosis when symptoms develop.

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nitish kumar · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B , Explanation :  A possible nursing diagnosis is based on nursing knowledge,intuition,and experience and does not have enough data to support it; it is based on incomplete data.A risk diagnosis describes a problem that may develop in a vulnerable client if nursing care is not initiated to prevent it; it is made when risk factors are present in the data.Nurses collect data to support both risk and possible diagnoses; therefore,this statement does not differentiate them.A risk diagnosis becomes an actual diagnosis when symptoms develop.

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