we haven't even had a lecture on nursing diagnosis yet, except to hear "patient problems are nursing diagnosis"
After clinical this week we need to write and prioritize 5 nursing diagnosis based upon abnormal data in our FHP.
Here are my questions.
does it make sense to go category by category on the diagnosis list at the front of Doenges and look up anything that looks close?
for our r/t and aeb, should we be using the phrasing in doenges or should we be making the diagnosis specific to our patient/situation?
ex: patient with crohn's is on TPN. i know this often effects blood glucose, even in non-diabetic pts.
should it be:
risk for unstable blood glucose level r/t dietary intake
or
risk for unstable blood glucose level r/t TPN
Can you have multiple aebs, for example:
adult failure to thrive r/t depression aeb verbalized desire for death, inadequate nutritional intake, frequent exacerbations of chronic health problems
Thanks in advance!
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we haven't even had a lecture on nursing diagnosis yet, except to hear "patient problems are nursing diagnosis"
After clinical this week we need to write and prioritize 5 nursing diagnosis based upon abnormal data in our FHP.
Here are my questions.
does it make sense to go category by category on the diagnosis list at the front of Doenges and look up anything that looks close?
for our r/t and aeb, should we be using the phrasing in doenges or should we be making the diagnosis specific to our patient/situation?
ex: patient with crohn's is on TPN. i know this often effects blood glucose, even in non-diabetic pts.
should it be:
risk for unstable blood glucose level r/t dietary intake
or
risk for unstable blood glucose level r/t TPN
Can you have multiple aebs, for example:
adult failure to thrive r/t depression aeb verbalized desire for death, inadequate nutritional intake, frequent exacerbations of chronic health problems
Thanks in advance!