Question

A nurse reviews data gathered regarding a patient's ability to cope with loss. The nurse compares the defining characteristics for Ineffective Coping with those for Readiness for Enhanced Coping and selects Ineffective Coping as the correct diagnosis. This is an example of the nurse avoiding an error in: (Select all that apply.)

a.Data collection
b.Data clustering
c.Data interpretation
d.Making a diagnostic statement
e.Goal setting

Answer 1

The nurse is avoiding an error in data interpretation by comparing the defining characteristics for Ineffective Coping with those for Readiness for Enhanced Coping and selecting Ineffective Coping as the correct diagnosis.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse in this situation is avoiding an error in interpretation by comparing the defining characteristics for Ineffective Coping with those for Readiness for Enhanced Coping and selecting Ineffective Coping as the correct diagnosis.

The nurse is avoiding an error in data interpretation by comparing the defining characteristics for Ineffective Coping with those for Readiness for Enhanced Coping and selecting Ineffective Coping as the correct diagnosis.