What is a nursing diagnosis? Here is a brief history about rising the term of nursing diagnosis.
The term nursing diagnosis came into formal use in the nursing literature during the 1950s (Fry, 1953), although its meaning continued to be seen in the context of medical diagnosis.
In 1973, a national conference was held to identify client needs that fall within the scope of nursing, label them, and develop a classification system that could be used by nurses throughout the world.