Prioritizing nursing Dx

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Could someone help me put these in priority according to Maslows. I'm having trouble deciding.

Risk for falls

Constipation

Anxiety

Activity intolerance

Thank you.

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Ok it's me again. I decided on:

Constipation

Activity intolerance

Risk for falls

Anxiety

Anyone agree?

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I think more assessment data is necessary. IMO ... it depends on the circumstances surrounding the diagnoses.

Why are they constipated?

Why do they have activity intolerance?

why why why.

b/c for example ... constipation would not be the priority diagnosis for a post partum woman ... bc it is expected for the first 2-3 days.

get it?

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Specializes in Forensic Psych.

I'd say

I'd say

risk for falls

Constipation

Activity intolerance

Anxiety

But really...that's just a shot in the dark based on no information.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Ok it's me again. I decided on:

Constipation

Activity intolerance

Risk for falls

Anxiety

Anyone agree?

why do you believe they belong in this order?

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Risk fors are usually always last with the exception of maybe aspiration or bleeding

Where would these fall on maslows?

1st-physiology inludes excretions(constipation would probably kill you before activity intolerance, and just because getting constipated is an expected outcome for many patients, its still not a good thing or considered a low priority. That is why we are so big on bowel regimine) and I would put mobility and activity in this category as well, I think Anxiety could be either here or in Esteem, but leaning more towards physiology.

2nd safety-could make a point that falls could be second IF this based purely on Maslows and not the big picture

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Risk fors are usually always last with the exception of maybe aspiration or bleeding

Where would these fall on maslows?

1st-physiology inludes excretions(constipation would probably kill you before activity intolerance, and just because getting constipated is an expected outcome for many patients, its still not a good thing or considered a low priority. That is why we are so big on bowel regimine) and I would put mobility and activity in this category as well, I think Anxiety could be either here or in Esteem, but leaning more towards physiology.

2nd safety-could make a point that falls could be second IF this based purely on Maslows and not the big picture

First: "Risk for" nursing diagnoses are very often properly placed first, as safety ranks above all of the physiological needs in Maslow's hierarchy. This poster is asking specifically for a ranking in Maslow's hierarchy.

Second: It is a fallacy that "risk for..." nursing diagnosis is somehow lesser or not "real." If you look in your NANDA-I 2012-2014, there is a whole section on Safety, and almost all of the nursing diagnoses in that section are "risk for..." diagnoses. However, because NANDA-I has learned that nursing faculty is often responsible for this fallacy, the language on these has recently been revisited and will be changed to "Vulnerable to ..." in the next edition due out in late 2014.

Third: This sort of assignment is often made not only to see if somebody can recite rote information but to elicit your thought processes and see how well you can defend your reasoning.

So, OP, what is the reasoning you have applied to your ranking, as applied to a specific patient or to people in general?

Last: Activity intolerance will probably kill you faster than constipation, and this is why we are so concerned with assessing the risk for and treating the complications of immobility. Depending on your patient assessment, some sort of bowel regimen (regimen = a routine or plan; regime = a system of government; regimine = an interesting neologism, though) is often an expected part of a nursing plan of care because so many things that happen to people in medical care experience changes in their bowel pattern.

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Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.

Not to mention that their activity intolerance could be playing a role in their constipation.

And none of that really matters if the fall on the way to the bathroom and suffer a fatal injury.

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First: "Risk for" nursing diagnoses are very often properly placed first, as safety ranks above all of the physiological needs in Maslow's hierarchy. This poster is asking specifically for a ranking in Maslow's hierarchy.

-This is not true, physiology is first according to Maslows

Second: It is a fallacy that "risk for..." nursing diagnosis is somehow lesser or not "real." If you look in your NANDA-I 2012-2014, there is a whole section on Safety, and almost all of the nursing diagnoses in that section are "risk for..." diagnoses. However, because NANDA-I has learned that nursing faculty is often responsible for this fallacy, the language on these has recently been revisited and will be changed to "Vulnerable to ..." in the next edition due out in late 2014.

-Again, not true. I never said they are not real diagnosis, however majority of the time actual problems come before risks, like I said above, which was drilled into us in nursing school.

Third: This sort of assignment is often made not only to see if somebody can recite rote information but to elicit your thought processes and see how well you can defend your reasoning.

So, OP, what is the reasoning you have applied to your ranking, as applied to a specific patient or to people in general?

Last: Activity intolerance will probably kill you faster than constipation, and this is why we are so concerned with assessing the risk for and treating the complications of immobility. Depending on your patient assessment, some sort of bowel regimen (regimen = a routine or plan; regime = a system of government; regimine = an interesting neologism, though) is often an expected part of a nursing plan of care because so many things that happen to people in medical care experience changes in their bowel pattern.

-I dont underdtamd how you can see activity intolerance as killing someone faster than constipation. Thats ridiculous. What if the patient is just a little bit intolerant but still walks and moves. Constipation leads to SBO and Ileus which is lethal

I really dont understand why you always have to undermine my advice and be in adverse to me. I think its very rude and condescending.

^^^^^

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Not to mention that their activity intolerance could be playing a role in their constipation.

And none of that really matters if the fall on the way to the bathroom and suffer a fatal injury.

Just because its not number one or two on priority list doesnt mean you dont intervene on it. We take care of several problems with patients, could be 10 diagnosis, I think the point of this assignment may be to learn Maslows and put it into context with nursing diagnosis, there may not even be an actual pt here. Who knows.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

2013SNGrad, Grn is enlightening the proper use of NANDA diagnoses to everyone's benefit; her knowledge of diagnoses is pretty stellar; I don't see nor hear the condescending "tone" that you describe... :blink:

But I digress...risk for, especially in terms of safety, is a priority diagnosis...GrnTea is spot on, and that is the criteria per NANDA, and how I was educated in nursing school; although it safe to say NANDA supersedes the discretion of a nursing instructor.

I would also like to hear MORE about the OP's rationale, and go from there.

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But this assignment is based on Maslows. I get what you are trying to say, but prioritizing problems is taught actual above risks. It is ABCs, then Maslows, etc.....I really do not understand where your info is coming from. I understand the use of NANDA for NDs, but prioritizing has other factors involved. Its nice you are defending your friend, but its constant and truely directed at her, thanks.

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