18 mar. 2022 ยท Included in this nursing care plan guide are nine (9) nursing diagnosis for major depression. Know the interventions and goals.
What must be included for a diagnosis of depression?
The DSM-5 outlines the following criterion to make a diagnosis of depression. The individual must be experiencing five or more symptoms during the same 2-week period and at least one of the symptoms should be either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure.
What nursing interventions would you use for a patient who is diagnosed with depression?
Examples of nursing diagnosis: risk for impaired liver function; urinary retention; disturbed sleep pattern; decreased cardiac output. On the other hand, a medical diagnosis is made by a doctor or advanced health care practitioner.
What are some nursing diagnosis examples?
There are 4 types of nursing diagnoses: risk-focused, problem-focused, health promotion-focused, or syndrome-focused.