title: [Standards for making a community diagnosis].
abstract: Standards for the making of a community diagnosis were formulated and validated on a national basis. These standards can be utilised by the community health nurse to improve the quality of community diagnoses. The quality of community diagnosis by community health nurses, was analysed by means of a retrospective audit. Incomplete diagnosis were observed in the compilation of a community profile and data resources were inadequately utilised. Important health indicators were not taken into account during the interpretation of data and planning strategies were incomplete. It appears as if the community health nurse tends to pay more attention to data that is readily available or can be utilised for quick results in his/her community planning.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Viljoen
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Ulys
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care
vernacular_title: Standaarde vir die maak van 'n gemeenskapsdiagnose.