Accuracy of Nursing Diagnoses: Concept Development
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications
- Vol. 1 (1) , 12-17
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-618x.1990.tb00227.x
Abstract
The concept of accuracy of nursing diagnoses was developed by the author as a first step of theory development related to nursing diagnosis. Accuracy is conceptually redefined as a continuous variable and a such contrasts with the prevailing view of accuracy that diagnoses are either accurate or inaccurate. The conceptual definition of accuracy of a nursing diagnosis and a delineation of the characteristics of accuracy emphasize the relativistic nature of the concept.Keywords
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