Quick, give me a Nurs Dx for Sickle Cell Anemia

[Wheaties]

i have:

pain

ineffective tissue perfusion

anxiety

knowledge deficit

would risk for infection be a good dx for sickle cell?

[theblondeone]

i have:

pain

ineffective tissue perfusion

anxiety

knowledge deficit

would risk for infection be a good dx for sickle cell?

two biggies: activity intolerance and impaired gas exchange!

Often a sickle cell crisis is brought on by an increase in demands on the body for energy or by fatigue. The crisis occurs when red blood cells basically deflate becoming misshapen and can't hold enough hemoglobin to adequately oxygenate tissues.

[mitchsmom]

yep, a book I have says:

impaired gas exchange

acute pain

ineffecitve tissue perfusion: peripheral

[Wheaties]

thnx for the advice.

now i need to prioritize my diagnosis in terms of the most important starting with the one that needs immediate attention, i have this right now, feel free to add a comment if you think its wrong, i would appreciate that:

1. pain

2. Ineffective tissue perfusion (provide O2 immediately)

3. Ineffective airway clearance (teach client to cough up sputum to clear airway)

4. Risk for infection

5. Anxiety

6. Knowledge deficit

[Wheaties]

thnx for the advice.

now i need to prioritize my diagnosis in terms of the most important starting with the one that needs immediate attention, i have this right now, feel free to add a comment if you think its wrong, i would appreciate that:

1. pain

2. Ineffective tissue perfusion (provide O2 immediately)

3. Ineffective airway clearance (teach client to cough up sputum to clear airway)

4. Risk for infection

5. Anxiety

6. Knowledge deficit

[theblondeone]

When prioritizing remember your ABC's!!!

[theblondeone]

When prioritizing remember your ABC's!!!

[Catma63]

When doing a nursing diagnosis, remember to do it according to what your patient would care about most. Think sickle-cell=pain. Pain would be #1 in priorities. They are also at risk for infection, impaired skin integrity, etc

[Catma63]

When doing a nursing diagnosis, remember to do it according to what your patient would care about most. Think sickle-cell=pain. Pain would be #1 in priorities. They are also at risk for infection, impaired skin integrity, etc

[Brickman]

1. Altered tissue perfusion

2. Pain

Every Sickle cell patient I have had has complained of pain 9/10 or 10/10 no matter how much pain meds they were on. The pain usually is in the joints and it is apparently realy hard to control.

[Brickman]

1. Altered tissue perfusion

2. Pain

Every Sickle cell patient I have had has complained of pain 9/10 or 10/10 no matter how much pain meds they were on. The pain usually is in the joints and it is apparently realy hard to control.

[RNKITTY04]

Our school teaches us that Risk for: infection or safety always comes first when listing priority's. Dunno maybe just my school.