Nursing diagnosis: Implications for health, with particular concerns for community nursing
Cheryl Cooney
Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing, Curtin University of Technology, Perth WA
Robin Watts
Associate Professor; Head, School of Nursing, Curtin University of Technology, Perth WA
PP: 101 - 103
Abstract
As nursing terminology develops to include positive health/wellness related concepts, the appropriateness of nursing diagnoses is questioned.
Nursing diagnoses have the potential to lead community nurses towards a reductionist and simplistic view of the complexities associated with community issues.
Concerns and questions are raised in relation to the acceptance of nursing diagnoses in Australian community nursing practice.
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