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What I have so far is Risk for Pain/discomfort related to end of life status, 2nd Hyperthermia r/t pneumonia, 3rd, Grieving r/t impending death of loved one. Let me know what you think of these. Thanks.

I have a dieing, unconcious, comfort care patient. The family has just DC peg tube feedings. She has a fever, she is on morphine via peg tube. We are gradually decreasing o2 via nasal cannula. I am having a difficult time picking 3 nursing diagnosis for this patient. I have never worked with a dieing pt. before. My main concerns are keeping her comfortable although she is unconcious, decreasing her fever and support the family in the grieving process. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.

So far I am thinking in priority: 1. Risk for pain related to recent hip surgury 2. Risk for infection related to surgery 3. Risk for immobility related to post surgery 4. Risk for anxiety related to financial concerns. I want to make sure they are in the right order in regards to priority. Thank you for any suggestions. This is not a homework question.....it is a case study I am thinking about. [TABLE=width: 300] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [h=2][/h] [h=2][/h] [h=2][/h] View Current Newsletter [h=2]Online Nursing Degrees[/h] RN to BSN RN to MSN LPN/LVN to BSN Health Care Management Online Readers: 8 (1 members & 7 guests)

So far I am thinking in priority: 1. Risk for pain related to recent hip surgury 2. Risk for infection related to surgery 3. Risk for immobility related to post surgery 4. Risk for anxiety related to financial concerns. I want to make sure they are in the right order in regards to priority. Thank you for any suggestions.

1. Musculoskeletal: ORIF Hip fracture: Client is a 74 year old Caucasian woman Jackie Rowan admitted and subsequently operated on for Hip fracture. She was on Kaua'i on vacation with her long-term lesbian partner and fell attempting to hike down a slippery trail. She is practicing Jehovah's Witness. She is post-op day #1. Other than a history of osteoporosis, she is healthy. She is expressing concerns over finances/whether insurance will pay for an out of state surgery/recuperation etc.