title: A trifocal model of nursing diagnosis: wellness reinforced.
abstract: As nurses have identified the phenomena of concern to nursing and developed diagnostic language, there has been a persistent omission of diagnostic labels that reflect health and a wellness orientation. The fact that the term "diagnosis" has been identified with problems and deficits has impeded work on wellness diagnoses. Further, lack of consensus regarding a definition of health further complicates work in this area. The authors propose a model that incorporates a category of "opportunity to enhance," in addition to the categories of "problem" and "high risk" to derive a trifocal model of nursing diagnoses. Examples from nursing practice are given.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Frisch
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Avant
mesh_terms: D006262:Health; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis