Help with care plan for "comfort care only"

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Specializes in PCU Regional Heart Unit.

I'm trying to come up with a nursing diagnosis for a 99 yr. old dying woman.

Weight 70 lbs.

BP 80/60 -74/40

resp 20

pulse 88/64 irreg.

temp. 96.8

refusing to eat for 2 days

IV- D5W 50mL/hr

Morphine 2mg q 2hrs.

We do still turn her so I was thinking "Risk for Impaired skin integrity"?

I need help with this one. Anyone else have a situation like this, and what did you use?

Thank You for any help:bow:

It was a very moving experience for me last week. A woman from hospice came in a played acoustic guitar and sang to this woman while her family was there. I was brought to tears.

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

use the adult failure to thrive diagnosis. see these weblinks for the types of subjects and care involved with the end of life.

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