On the basis of the questions from the first part of the survey instrument, 72% (n = 18) of the experts considered the label RDCO representative of an autonomous nursing diagnosis. As reported by these nurse experts, the presence of this phenomenon in a patient demands that nurses take action to prevent DCO development. Moreover,according to the experts, RDCO represents a nursing phenomenon because a real diagnosis label has been approved by NANDA International and included in the classification and because the risk for diagnosis supports nursing decision-making and assessment to reach a pre-established goal. Finally, the observation of this phenomenon in the experts’ clinical practice was reported as a justification for validating this label.