A 79-year-old client is admitted with pneumonia. Which nursing diagnosis should take priority? a.Anxiety related to dyspnea and chest pain b. Ineffective airway clearance related to retained secretions c. Risk for imbalanced fluid volume related to increased insensible fluid losses secondary to fever d. Acute pain related to lung expansion secondary to lung infection
A 79-year-old client is admitted with pneumonia. Which nursing diagnosis should take priority? a.Anxiety related to dyspnea and chest pain b. Ineffective airway clearance related to retained secretions c. Risk for imbalanced fluid volume related to increased insensible fluid losses secondary to fever d. Acute pain related to lung expansion secondary to lung infection
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A 79-year-old client is admitted with pneumonia. Which nursing diagnosis should take priority?
a.Anxiety related to dyspnea and chest pain
b. Ineffective airway clearance related to retained secretions
c. Risk for imbalanced fluid volume related to increased insensible fluid losses secondary to fever
d. Acute pain related to lung expansion secondary to lung infection
a.Anxiety related to dyspnea and chest pain
b. Ineffective airway clearance related to retained secretions
c. Risk for imbalanced fluid volume related to increased insensible fluid losses secondary to fever
d. Acute pain related to lung expansion secondary to lung infection
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