nursing diagnosis help

[ck1o28]

Hi. I'm a nursing student and I really need help with coming up with a nursing diagnosis for a pt with hypertension (that is the ony thing to base our diagnosis on so it can be anything). So far, I've found "at risk for altered tissue perfusion" and decreased cardiac output" but I am not sure how those diagnoses came to be and what interventions would go with them. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

[MMARN, BSN, RN]

I purchased a book called Nurse's 3 Minute Clinical Reference and it is wonderful. It lists medical problems, the patho, etiology, complications, assessments a nurse would do, treatment, nursing diagnosis, goals, patient teaching, discharge planning, and resources for the client.

Nursing diagnosis for hypertension they list: ineffective tissue perfusion: cardiopulmonary, fatigue, ineffective coping, knowledge deficit, risk for noncompliance, and risk for injury.

I recommend this book to every nursing student. It has helped me a lot, especially with care plans.

Is there a website that you could provide for this book?

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

One of my favs is "Knowledge Deficit R/T sodium intake."

Sodium intake causes a knowledge deficit?