Psychosocial Nursing Diagnosis & Care Plan

Psychosocial nursing diagnosis addresses the emotional, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of patient care that are often as critical to recovery as physical interventions. As nurses, we recognize that illness doesn’t exist in isolation—patients’ mental health, coping mechanisms, social support systems, and spiritual beliefs profoundly influence health outcomes, treatment adherence, and overall quality of life.

Understanding how to assess, diagnose, and intervene in psychosocial challenges equips nurses to provide truly holistic care that promotes healing across all dimensions of wellness. This guide covers essential psychosocial nursing diagnoses, comprehensive assessment strategies, evidence-based interventions, and detailed nursing care plans designed to help nursing students excel on the NCLEX and provide effective bedside care.

What Is Psychosocial Nursing Diagnosis?

A psychosocial nursing diagnosis is a standardized clinical judgment about an individual’s, family’s, or community’s response to actual or potential health problems that affect mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being. These NANDA-approved diagnoses identify patterns of human responses that nurses can address through independent nursing interventions.

Unlike purely physiological nursing diagnoses, psychosocial diagnoses focus on:

• Psychological functioning – mood, anxiety, self-esteem, body image, and coping
• Emotional responses – grief, fear, hopelessness, and emotional regulation
• Social dimensions – relationships, communication, social isolation, and role functioning
• Spiritual concerns – meaning-making, belief systems, spiritual distress, and hope

Why Psychosocial Assessment Matters in Nursing

Research consistently demonstrates that unaddressed psychosocial needs can complicate physical illness, prolong hospital stays, reduce treatment adherence, and worsen health outcomes.

For example, patients with untreated depression following myocardial infarction have significantly higher mortality rates, while those with strong social support systems tend to recover more quickly from surgery and illness.

In practice, nurses often encounter patients whose physical healing is delayed by anxiety about diagnoses, depression from chronic illness, social isolation, or spiritual distress from life-threatening conditions. Identifying and intervening on psychosocial diagnoses is not “extra” care—it’s essential nursing practice that directly impacts patient outcomes.

NANDA Psychosocial Nursing Diagnoses

NANDA International (NANDA-I) recognizes numerous psychosocial nursing diagnoses across domains. Common examples include:

• Anxiety and Fear
• Ineffective Coping and Compromised Family Coping
• Social Isolation and Impaired Social Interaction
• Chronic Low Self-Esteem and Disturbed Body Image
• Grieving and Complicated Grieving
• Spiritual Distress
• Hopelessness and Powerlessness
• Caregiver Role Strain
• Risk for Suicide and Risk for Self-Mutilation
• Disturbed Sleep Pattern (when psychosocially related)

These diagnoses guide nursing interventions that support patients through health crises, chronic illness adaptation, life transitions, and end-of-life care.

Causes and Related Factors

Psychosocial nursing diagnoses can arise from numerous etiologies. Understanding the “related to” factors helps nurses target interventions effectively.

Health-Related Causes

• Acute or chronic illness diagnosis
• Terminal or life-threatening conditions
• Sudden hospitalization or unfamiliar healthcare environments
• Physical limitations or functional impairments
• Chronic pain or symptom burden
• Cognitive changes or neurological conditions
• Body image changes from surgery, burns, or disfigurement

Psychological and Emotional Factors

• Pre-existing mental health disorders (depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance use)
• Difficulty regulating emotions
• Negative self-perception or low self-worth
• Maladaptive coping mechanisms
• History of trauma, abuse, or neglect
• Developmental transitions or identity challenges

Social and Environmental Causes

• Social isolation or loneliness
• Lack of social support systems
• Communication barriers (language, hearing, cognitive)
• Cultural displacement or discrimination
• Family dysfunction or relationship conflicts
• Financial strain, unemployment, or housing insecurity
• Loss of independence or role changes
• Caregiver burden and role strain

Spiritual and Existential Factors

• Questioning of beliefs or faith crises
• Loss of meaning or purpose
• Moral distress or ethical conflicts
• End-of-life concerns
• Cultural or religious conflicts with medical treatment

Signs and Symptoms

Recognizing psychosocial distress requires keen nursing assessment. Signs and symptoms can be subjective (patient-reported) or objective (nurse-observed).

Subjective Data (What Patients Report)

• Verbalized feelings of sadness, anxiety, worry, or fear
• Statements of hopelessness (“I can’t go on,” “What’s the point?”)
• Expressions of loneliness or feeling abandoned
• Reports of poor sleep quality, nightmares, or insomnia
• Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
• Loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities
• Statements of low self-worth (“I’m a failure,” “Nobody cares”)
• Concerns about role changes or inability to fulfill responsibilities
• Spiritual questioning or loss of faith

Objective Data (What Nurses Observe)

• Flat or depressed affect, tearfulness, or emotional lability
• Social withdrawal, isolation, or avoidance of eye contact
• Restlessness, agitation, or psychomotor retardation
• Changes in appetite or weight (loss or gain)
• Poor hygiene or self-care neglect
• Difficulty communicating or responding to questions
• Nonverbal signs of distress (clenched fists, tense posture)
• Sleep disturbances (difficulty falling asleep, frequent waking, excessive sleep)
• Signs of self-harm or suicidal ideation

Expected Outcomes and Goals

Psychosocial nursing care plans establish measurable, patient-centered outcomes aligned with Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) standards. Goals should be realistic, achievable, and time-specific.

Sample NOC-Aligned Outcomes

• Anxiety Control: Patient demonstrates reduced anxiety as evidenced by vital signs within normal limits, verbalization of feeling less anxious, and ability to identify anxiety triggers within 48 hours.
• Coping Enhancement: Patient utilizes at least two effective coping strategies (deep breathing, journaling, reaching out to support persons) by discharge.
• Social Involvement: Patient engages in at least one social activity or meaningful conversation daily during hospitalization.
• Self-Esteem Improvement: Patient verbalizes at least two positive self-statements and identifies personal strengths within three days.
• Grief Resolution: Patient expresses feelings related to loss, participates in support systems, and demonstrates movement through grief stages within the context of their cultural norms.
• Sleep Quality: Patient reports improved sleep with fewer nighttime awakenings and increased daytime alertness within one week.
• Spiritual Well-Being: Patient verbalizes a sense of peace, engages in meaningful spiritual practices, and reports reduced spiritual distress.

Nursing Assessment for Psychosocial Issues

Comprehensive psychosocial assessment requires therapeutic communication skills, cultural sensitivity, and systematic evaluation of multiple domains.

Establishing Therapeutic Communication

Building trust is foundational. Use:

• Open-ended questions (“Tell me what’s been most difficult for you.”)
• Active listening with full attention and minimal interruptions
• Empathetic responses that validate feelings
• Non-judgmental language and body language
• Appropriate silence that allows patients time to express themselves
• Reflection and clarification techniques

Key Assessment Components

Mental Health History

• Current and past psychiatric diagnoses
• Previous counseling or psychiatric hospitalizations
• Current medications (including psychotropics)
• Family psychiatric history
• Substance use history (alcohol, drugs, tobacco)

Emotional and Psychological Status

• Current mood and affect
• Anxiety level (mild, moderate, severe, panic)
• Presence of suicidal or homicidal ideation
• Cognitive function (orientation, memory, concentration)
• Coping mechanisms (adaptive vs. maladaptive)
• Self-perception and body image

Social Assessment

• Living situation and household composition
• Quality of relationships with family and friends
• Social support systems and their adequacy
• Employment or school status
• Financial concerns or barriers to care
• Cultural background and beliefs
• Communication abilities and barriers

Spiritual Assessment

• Religious or spiritual beliefs and practices
• Sources of meaning, purpose, and hope
• Spiritual concerns or distress
• Desire for spiritual support or chaplain involvement

Physical Indicators

• Sleep patterns and quality
• Appetite and nutritional status
• Energy level and fatigue
• Physical manifestations of stress (headaches, GI upset, muscle tension)
• Self-care abilities

Screening Tools

Standardized tools enhance assessment accuracy:

• PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9): Screens for depression severity
• GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7): Assesses anxiety levels
• Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS): Evaluates suicide risk
• CAGE Questionnaire: Screens for alcohol use problems
• Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE): Assesses cognitive function
• FICA Spiritual Assessment Tool: Evaluates spiritual needs (Faith, Importance, Community, Address in care)

Red Flags Requiring Immediate Intervention

• Suicidal ideation with plan and means
• Homicidal thoughts
• Psychotic symptoms (hallucinations, delusions)
• Severe anxiety or panic attacks
• Inability to care for oneself
• Signs of abuse or neglect
• Acute substance withdrawal

Nursing Interventions and Rationales

Psychosocial interventions draw from Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) and evidence-based practice. While specific interventions vary by diagnosis, core principles include therapeutic presence, patient education, resource coordination, and emotional support.

Foundational Interventions

Build Therapeutic Relationships

• Rationale: Trust is essential for patients to share concerns and engage in care. Consistent, empathetic nursing presence promotes psychological safety.

Provide Patient Education

• Rationale: Understanding diagnoses, treatments, and what to expect reduces anxiety and increases a sense of control. Knowledge empowers patients to participate in care decisions.

Teach Stress Management Techniques

• Rationale: Skills like deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery, and mindfulness provide patients with tools to self-regulate anxiety and emotional distress.

Facilitate Social Connections

• Rationale: Social support is protective against depression, reduces stress, and improves coping. Connecting patients with family, support groups, and community resources strengthens resilience.

Coordinate Interdisciplinary Resources

• Rationale: Complex psychosocial needs often require social workers, chaplains, mental health professionals, and community agencies. Early referrals ensure comprehensive support.

Promote Healthy Coping

• Rationale: Encouraging adaptive coping (exercise, creative expression, journaling, humor) while discouraging maladaptive patterns (substance use, isolation, self-harm) supports long-term psychological health.

Provide Spiritual Support

• Rationale: For many patients, spiritual beliefs provide meaning, hope, and comfort during illness. Respecting and facilitating spiritual practices supports holistic healing.

Nursing Care Plan Examples

The following five care plans address common psychosocial issues with varied patient populations and clinical contexts. Each plan includes a complete nursing diagnosis statement, specific interventions with rationales, and measurable outcomes.

Care Plan 1: Anxiety Related to New Cancer Diagnosis

Nursing Diagnosis: Anxiety related to uncertainty about prognosis and treatment outcomes as evidenced by expressed fears, restlessness, insomnia, heart rate 110 bpm, and repeated questions about survival.

Patient Profile: 52-year-old woman newly diagnosed with stage II breast cancer, scheduled for mastectomy.

Expected Outcomes:

• Patient verbalizes reduced anxiety within 24 hours as evidenced by calm demeanor and heart rate <90 bpm
• Patient identifies at least three sources of support by the end of the shift
• Patient demonstrates one relaxation technique before surgery
• Patient verbalizes a realistic understanding of the treatment plan within 48 hours

Nursing Interventions with Rationales:

1. Establish therapeutic presence by sitting with the patient, making eye contact, and encouraging expression of fears
   • Rationale: Allowing patients to verbalize anxiety reduces emotional burden and provides nurses with specific concerns to address. Therapeutic presence conveys caring and reduces feelings of isolation.
2. Provide clear, honest information about diagnosis, surgical procedure, and expected recovery timeline
   • Rationale: Fear of the unknown intensifies anxiety. Accurate information helps patients develop realistic expectations and increases their sense of control.
3. Teach and practice guided imagery focused on healing and calm
   • Rationale: Guided imagery activates the relaxation response, reducing sympathetic nervous system activation. Practicing before surgery provides a tool patients can use perioperatively.
4. Facilitate connection with breast cancer survivor support group and provide written resources
   • Rationale: Peer support from those with similar experiences normalizes feelings, provides hope, and offers practical coping strategies. Written materials allow patients to review information at their own pace.
5. Encourage involvement of spouse/family in education sessions and care planning
   • Rationale: Family support reduces anxiety and improves coping. Including family ensures they understand how to provide emotional support and practical assistance.
6. Administer prescribed anti-anxiety medication as ordered and evaluate effectiveness
   • Rationale: Pharmacological intervention may be necessary when anxiety is severe and interfering with sleep, nutrition, or the ability to participate in care.

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Care Plan 2: Social Isolation in Hospitalized Older Adult

Nursing Diagnosis: Social isolation related to hospitalization, limited mobility, and lack of visitors as evidenced by the patient stating “No one comes to see me,” withdrawn affect, minimal conversation, and refusal to participate in activities.

Patient Profile: 78-year-old widower admitted for pneumonia, lives alone, adult children live out of state.

Expected Outcomes:

• Patient engages in conversation with staff for at least 10 minutes per shift within 24 hours
• Patient accepts one visitor (volunteer, chaplain, or family via video call) within 48 hours
• Patient participates in one group activity by day 3
• Patient reports feeling less lonely by discharge

Nursing Interventions with Rationales:

1. Spend intentional time with the patient beyond task-oriented care, discussing interests and life history
   • Rationale: Personalized attention combats loneliness and communicates value. Learning about patients’ lives before hospitalization provides topics for meaningful conversation.
2. Arrange video calls with adult children and grandchildren using a tablet or smartphone
   • Rationale: Technology bridges geographic distance, allowing family connection that reduces isolation. Visual contact is more emotionally satisfying than phone calls alone.
3. Request volunteer services to provide companionship and socialization
   • Rationale: Hospital volunteers trained in companionship can provide regular visits, conversation, and activities that reduce isolation when family cannot be present.
4. Coordinate with activity therapy to deliver bedside activities (puzzles, reading materials, music)
   • Rationale: Engaging activities provide distraction from illness, mental stimulation, and opportunities for interaction when staff deliver or discuss activities.
5. Assess for depression using PHQ-2 screening and refer to social work if indicated
   • Rationale: Prolonged social isolation increases depression risk. Early identification allows intervention before symptoms worsen.
6. Develop a discharge plan addressing social isolation, including senior center referral, meal delivery programs, and home health visits
   • Rationale: Addressing isolation only during hospitalization is insufficient. Community resources provide ongoing social connection and reduce readmission risk.

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Care Plan 3: Spiritual Distress in Terminally Ill Patient

Nursing Diagnosis: Spiritual distress related to terminal diagnosis and questioning life’s meaning as evidenced by patient stating “Why is this happening to me?” “I don’t know what I believe anymore,” tearfulness, and refusal of previously important religious practices.

Patient Profile: 45-year-old with metastatic pancreatic cancer, prognosis of weeks to months, receiving palliative care.

Expected Outcomes:

• Patient expresses feelings about spiritual concerns without judgment within 24 hours
• Patient meets with a chaplain or spiritual leader by patient’s choice within 48 hours
• Patient identifies at least one source of meaning or peace before end of week
• Patient engages in desired spiritual practices or rituals as condition allows

Nursing Interventions with Rationales:

1. Use open-ended questions to explore spiritual distress: “What gives you strength during difficult times?” “How can we support your spiritual needs?”
   • Rationale: Open-ended spiritual assessment invites patients to share concerns without imposing the nurse’s beliefs. Understanding patients’ spiritual framework guides appropriate interventions.
2. Provide unhurried, compassionate presence during expressions of existential distress
   • Rationale: Bearing witness to suffering without trying to “fix” it validates patients’ experiences. Presence alone can be profoundly comforting during a spiritual crisis.
3. Offer chaplain services while respecting patient’s autonomy to accept or decline
   • Rationale: Chaplains are trained in spiritual crisis intervention across diverse belief systems. Offering—not imposing—respects patient autonomy while ensuring access to spiritual care.
4. Facilitate spiritual practices meaningful to patient (prayer, meditation, sacred texts, music, nature connection)
   • Rationale: Engaging in familiar spiritual practices can restore sense of connection, meaning, and peace even amidst terminal illness.
5. Encourage life review and legacy work (sharing stories, writing letters to loved ones, memory books)
   • Rationale: Finding meaning through reviewing life accomplishments and relationships provides sense of purpose and completion. Legacy work ensures patients’ stories and values endure.
6. Support family in understanding patient’s spiritual journey and their role in providing spiritual comfort
   • Rationale: Family members often want to help but may not know how. Guiding them to provide spiritual support strengthens family connections during the end of life.

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Care Plan 4: Disturbed Sleep Pattern Related to Hospitalization Stress

Nursing Diagnosis: Disturbed sleep pattern related to anxiety about health status, unfamiliar environment, and frequent care interruptions as evidenced by patient reporting difficulty falling asleep, waking every 1-2 hours, daytime fatigue, and dark circles under eyes.

Patient Profile: 35-year-old admitted for uncontrolled Type 1 diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), anxious about complications.

Expected Outcomes:

• Patient reports falling asleep within 30 minutes of lying down within 48 hours
• Patient sleeps for at least one 4-hour uninterrupted period nightly by day 2
• Patient verbalizes decreased anxiety about health status within 72 hours
• Patient reports feeling more rested by discharge

Nursing Interventions with Rationales:

1. Assess and address underlying causes: pain, anxiety, medication effects, environmental factors (noise, light, temperature)
   • Rationale: Sleep disturbance rarely has a single cause. Systematic assessment identifies modifiable factors to target interventions effectively.
2. Cluster nighttime care activities to minimize sleep interruptions (combine vital signs, medications, assessments when possible)
   • Rationale: Frequent interruptions fragment sleep and prevent restorative REM and deep sleep stages. Clustering care allows longer, uninterrupted sleep periods.
3. Implement sleep hygiene measures: reduce noise, dim lights after 9 PM, close door, provide eye mask and ear plugs
   • Rationale: Hospital environments are notoriously poor for sleep. Modifying environmental factors promotes natural circadian rhythms and sleep onset.
4. Teach progressive muscle relaxation and encourage use before bedtime
   • Rationale: Progressive muscle relaxation reduces physiological arousal and muscle tension, facilitating transition to sleep. It provides patients with a portable skill for home use.
5. Address diabetes-related anxiety through education about DKA causes, prevention, and management
   • Rationale: Anxiety about the health condition disrupts sleep. Education reduces fear of the unknown and empowers patients with control strategies.
6. Avoid caffeine after 2 PM and encourage light bedtime snack if blood glucose stable
   • Rationale: Caffeine’s half-life is 5-6 hours; afternoon consumption interferes with sleep onset. Light snacks prevent hunger and hypoglycemia that can wake patients.

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Care Plan 5: Ineffective Family Coping in Pediatric Critical Illness

Nursing Diagnosis: Ineffective family coping related to critically ill child in PICU as evidenced by parents’ inability to communicate effectively with each other, mother crying constantly, father refusing to leave bedside, and 8-year-old sibling showing regression behaviors at home.

Patient Profile: 4-year-old with severe traumatic brain injury from motor vehicle accident, prognosis uncertain, requiring mechanical ventilation.

Expected Outcomes:

• Parents demonstrate improved communication by discussing care decisions together within 48 hours
• Parents utilize at least one support resource (social work, chaplain, parent support group) by day 3
• Parents take turns resting away from the bedside for at least 4 hours per day by day 2
• Family verbalizes understanding of injury, prognosis, and treatment plan within 72 hours
• Sibling’s needs are addressed through child life services by day 2

Nursing Interventions with Rationales:

1. Assess family dynamics, roles, communication patterns, and previous coping strategies
   • Rationale: Understanding baseline family functioning reveals strengths to reinforce and dysfunctions to address. Previous successful coping strategies can be adapted to the current crisis.
2. Facilitate family conference with multidisciplinary team (physicians, nurses, social work, chaplain) to provide consistent information and answer questions
   • Rationale: Inconsistent information increases family anxiety and conflict. Unified team meetings ensure all family members receive the same accurate information simultaneously.
3. Encourage parents to maintain self-care (meals, sleep, brief breaks) and normalize guilt feelings about leaving bedside
   • Rationale: Parents in crisis often neglect self-care, leading to exhaustion that impairs coping and decision-making. Permission and encouragement to care for themselves prevent caregiver burnout.
4. Teach parents how to participate in child’s care (holding hand, talking, reading stories) to reduce feelings of helplessness
   • Rationale: Active participation in care provides parents with meaningful role and increases sense of control during situation where control is limited.
5. Refer to PICU parent support group and provide contact information for parents of children with similar injuries
   • Rationale: Peer support from parents who have navigated similar experiences reduces isolation, normalizes feelings, and provides hope and practical coping strategies.
6. Coordinate child life services for sibling to address trauma, fears, and regression through developmentally appropriate interventions
   • Rationale: Siblings of critically ill children are at high risk for psychological distress. Child life specialists provide age-appropriate support, expression opportunities, and coping tools.
7. Provide written information, resource lists, and contact numbers for family to reference when overwhelmed
   • Rationale: During crisis, families have difficulty retaining verbal information. Written materials allow review at their own pace and provide resources when staff are unavailable.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is “psychosocial” a NANDA nursing diagnosis?

“Psychosocial” is not itself a specific NANDA nursing diagnosis. Rather, it is a category or domain that encompasses many individual NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses addressing psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of patient care. Examples of psychosocial NANDA diagnoses include Anxiety, Ineffective Coping, Social Isolation, Chronic Low Self-Esteem, Grieving, Spiritual Distress, Caregiver Role Strain, and Risk for Suicide.

When documenting, nurses should use the specific NANDA diagnosis that best fits the patient’s situation rather than the general term “psychosocial nursing diagnosis.”

What is an example of a nursing diagnosis for psychosocial issues?

A complete example of a psychosocial nursing diagnosis is: “Anxiety related to upcoming cardiac surgery as evidenced by the patient stating ‘I’m terrified I won’t wake up,’ restlessness, difficulty sleeping, heart rate 105 bpm, and repeated questions about surgical risks.”

This three-part statement includes the problem (Anxiety), the etiology or cause (related to upcoming cardiac surgery), and the defining characteristics or evidence (as evidenced by specific subjective and objective data). Another example: “Social Isolation related to recent relocation and limited mobility as evidenced by the patient stating ‘I don’t know anyone here,’ no visitors during hospitalization, withdrawn affect, and declining invitations to group activities.”

Which nursing diagnosis is the priority for a patient experiencing severe anxiety and social isolation?

Priority setting in psychosocial nursing diagnoses follows Maslow’s hierarchy and safety principles. If a patient experiences both severe anxiety and social isolation, Anxiety typically takes priority because severe anxiety can escalate to panic, impair decision-making, and interfere with the patient’s ability to participate in care or treatment.

Untreated severe anxiety also poses safety risks if it triggers fight-or-flight responses or impairs judgment. Once anxiety is reduced to a manageable level through interventions like therapeutic communication, relaxation techniques, and possibly medication, the nurse can then address social isolation through connection facilitation and support system development.

However, priority always depends on individual patient context—if social isolation is the primary cause of anxiety, addressing isolation may be the more effective intervention point.

What is the difference between psychosocial assessment and mental health assessment?

While overlapping, psychosocial assessment is broader than mental health assessment. A mental health assessment focuses specifically on psychiatric symptoms, mental status (cognition, mood, affect, thought processes), psychiatric history, and risk for self-harm or harm to others.

A psychosocial assessment includes mental health components but extends to social dimensions (relationships, support systems, living situation, employment), spiritual concerns (beliefs, meaning-making, spiritual distress), cultural factors, coping mechanisms, and how psychological and social factors interact with physical health.

For example, a mental health assessment might identify depression; a psychosocial assessment would additionally evaluate whether social isolation, financial stress, or spiritual distress contribute to the depression and what support systems exist to aid recovery.

How do you write a psychosocial nursing diagnosis statement for NCLEX?

For NCLEX and clinical documentation, psychosocial nursing diagnoses follow standard nursing diagnosis formats:

Problem-focused diagnosis (3-part PES format):
Problem + Etiology + Signs/Symptoms

• Example: “Ineffective Coping related to overwhelming caregiving demands as evidenced by patient stating ‘I can’t do this anymore,’ crying, missed appointments, and weight loss.”

Risk diagnosis (2-part format):
Risk Problem + Risk Factors (no “as evidenced by” because the problem hasn’t occurred)

• Example: “Risk for Suicide related to recent job loss, social isolation, history of depression, and access to firearms.”

Syndrome diagnosis:
Syndrome + Related Factors + Cluster of Diagnoses

• Example: “Relocation Stress Syndrome related to move to assisted living as evidenced by anxiety, sleep disturbance, and social withdrawal.”

Always use NANDA-approved terminology for the problem statement and ensure defining characteristics are specific, measurable observations or patient statements.

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