Comparison of Opportunity to Improve Health, Risk for Client Concerns, and Actual Client Concerns
| Opportunity to Improve Health | Risk for Client Concern | Actual Client Concern | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Client status | Client describes motivation and desire to increase well-being and enhance personal health status | Increased susceptibility to a health concern | Actual health problems exist |
| Format for stating | Opportunity to improve … | "Risk for …" | Health concern and "associated with" clause |
| Examples | Opportunity to improve communication | Risk for poor body image | Poor body image associated with nonhealing facial wounds |
| Opportunity to improve self- management of health | Risk for impaired bonding between child and caregiver | Abrupt family role changes associated with hospitalization of client | |
| Opportunity to improve quality of diversional activities | Risk for poor skin integrity | Poor skin integrity associated with immobility |