Pick the highest-priority nursing diagnosis for your patient's actual condition. Explain the pathophysiology in the "related to" section to show you understand the core problem. Make sure every goal and intervention connects directly to that diagnosis, not random tasks.
Nursing care plan Tip number one Pick the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for your patient. You want to go with the one that is the most relevant to your patient and the highest priority for them. Care plan tip 2 impress your nursing instructor by diving into the pathophysiology for the related to section of the nursing diagnosis. You want to get to the core problem of why you're giving your patient that particular nursing diagnosis and the reason behind it is most likely going to be the pathophysiology. Care plan tip 3 patient goals and your nursing interventions should focus on solving the main problem, the nursing diagnosis, and the pathophysiology behind it. Don't just pick random things. The nursing interventions or patient goals should be focused on solving the main problem.
