It's a risk because of phototherapy. The heat and lights pose a risk for dehydration and thermal injury. Those diagnoses are the most urgent even if they haven't occurred yet so I have to expand upon...
We can use any NANDA resource. It just has to be "from the literature". I'm finishing up my junior year. We have to have 5 nursing diagnoses BUT we only expand upon the two MOST SERIOUS ones. So...
There were a few "at risk" diagnoses in the NANDA list. See: http://www.kc-courses.com/fundamentals/week2process/nanda2012.pdf I couldn't think of anything more serious. :L The kid is otherwise
'ello, guys! I need a bit of help on a peds careplan. I had a patient who was 4-days old and was there for jaundice. I have two nursing diagnoses of "Risk for dehydration related to phototherapy" and...