The concept of accuracy of nursing diagnoses was developed by the author as a first step of theory development related to nursing diagnosis. Accuracy is conceptually redefined as a continuous variable and a such contrasts with the prevailing view of accuracy that diagnoses are either accurate or inaccurate. The conceptual definition of accuracy of a nursing diagnosis and a delineation of the characteristics of accuracy emphasize the relativistic nature of the concept.
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Margaret Lunney (1990) studied this question.
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