Types of nursing diagnosis:

• Problem focused: Ineffective breathing pattern.
• Risk: Risk for infection.
• Health promotion: Readiness for enhanced family coping.
• Syndrome: Chronic pain syndrome.

Writing diagnostic statements:

• One part: Readiness for enhanced breastfeeding.
• Two part: Risk for infection related to compromised host defenses.
• Three part: Impaired physical mobility related to decreased muscle control as evidenced by inability to control lower limbs.