Example.
•The components of a risk diagnosis
statement would be:
•Problem (P)–Risk for Falls
•Signs and Symptoms (S)–Dizziness
and decreased lower extremity strength
•A correctly written risk nursing diagnosis
statement would look like this:
•Risk for Falls as evidenced by dizziness
and decreased lower extremity strength.
•Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity related to
immobility secondary to fractured hip
•A syndrome statement consists of these
items:
•Problem (P)–the syndrome
•Signs and Symptoms (S)–the defining
characteristics are two or more similar
nursing diagnoses
•A syndrome diagnosisrefers to a cluster
of nursing diagnoses that occur in a
pattern or can all be addressed through
the same or similar nursing interventions.
Examples of this diagnosis include:
•Decreased cardiac output
•Decreased cardiac tissue perfusion
•Ineffective cerebral tissue perfusion
•Ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion