Nursing Diagnosis

[spope9lpn]

I really need help with a nursing diagnosis. I am writing diagnosis for the movie Losing Isaiah if anyone is familiar with the movie. I wanted to write a diagnoses about drug use while breast feeding. It seemed to easy to come up with, but then I started over thinking, is it:

Knowledge deficit r/t breastfeeding AEB drug use during breastfeeding

or

Knowledge deficit r/t drug abuse AEB use during pregnancy and while breastfeeding

(and it I write it this way is it r/t drug use or risks of drug use???)

LOL! I am so confused, and I'm making it harder than what it is, but please help???

~S,LPN

[AgentBeast, MSN, RN]

The correct way to write a knowledge deficit diagnosis is

Knowledge deficit + what the deficit is r/t (whatever it's related to) AEB whatever evidence there is.

For example in your case it would be Knowledge deficit breastfeeding r/t lack of exposure to teaching AEB drug use while breastfeeding infant.

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

This movie gives some good psych social dx. examples. I always liked to think out of the norms with stuff like this. Unless it specifically said you have to have this or that.

[1969]

ineffective coping r/t (laymans explanation) aeb (objective, factual info)

if I recall the movie correctly:

altered family process?

knowlege deficit ?

good luck

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

read defining characteristics and consider:

impaired parenting

parental role conflict

ineffective role performance

risk for disturbed maternal/fetal dyad

ineffective health maintenance

ineffective family therapeutic regimen maintenance

ineffective infant feeding pattern

deficient knowledge

powerlessness

chronic low self-esteem

caregiver role strain

noncompliance

social isolation

(for the baby) ineffective airway/gas exchange

risk for injury

risk for poisoning

risk for impaired airway clearance

risk for aspiration