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Comparison of Medical Diagnoses and Nursing Diagnoses Medical Diagnosis Nursing Diagnosis Focuses on the illness, injury, or Focuses on the responses to disease process. actual or potential health problems or life processes. Remains constant until a cure is Changes as the client’s response effected. and/or the health problem changes. Identifies conditions the health Identifies situations in which the care practitioner is licensed and nurse is licensed and qualified to qualified to treat. intervene. THE STEPS IN THE NURSING PROCESS Outcome identification Assessment Techniques • The four assessment techniques used in physical examination are inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. THE STEPS IN THE NURSING PROCESS Outcome identification Types of Nursing Diagnoses Analysis of the collected data leads the nurse to make a diagnosis in one of the following categories: • Actual problems • Potential problems (including those where risk factors exist and there are possible problems) • Wellness conditions • Collaborative problems