Question

Which of the following professionals CANNOT diagnose a patient?

a. medical doctor
b. physician's assistant
c. nurse
d. specialist

Answer 1

The answer is C.

Nurses are not allowed to diagnose a patient, that is the doctors job.

Answer 2

A nurse is unable to diagnose a patient because she is not considered a doctor in any shape or form. A nurse is able to give what is called a Nursing Diagnosis, which is an opinion, but not an actual diagnosis of a health condition and/or issue.