Identification of a nursing diagnosis is the step in the
nursing process, following assessment, which enables the
nurse to describe a specific human response of an
individual, family, group or community. If a terminology
is used that includes a standardized definition, signs/
symptoms and etiologic factors derived from assessment,
it also provides a standardized language for use by nurses
in identifying and communicating patient responses and
for driving patient care, becoming a vehicle of
communication that can be recognized globally. In North
American literature