Top 10 Nursing Diagnoses For Student Nurses

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Top 10 Nursing Diagnoses For Students Nurses:

1. Fatigue related to late night studying

2. Social Isolation related to diagnosing all your friends' and relatives' problems

3. Altered lifestyle related to ever-changing schedules

4. Potential for injury related to carrying 2000 page textbooks

5. Anxiety related to skills testing

6. Altered nutrition related to fast-food dining

7. Self-esteem disturbances related to wearing student nurse uniforms

8. Anticipatory grieving related to test results

9. Sleep pattern disturbances related to 7am clinicals and process papers

10. Altered sexual pattern related to exhaustion

SMILE...You're becoming a NURSE!

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Specializes in L&D, Antepartum.

:roll :rotfl: I love it! Oh, I have to think of some!

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Specializes in NICU, Psych, Education.

- Risk for impaired gas exchange R/T breath-holding while waiting on #5 and #8 above.

- Risk for decreased cerebral perfusion R/T daily information overload.

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Risk for constipation R/T sitting in small desks for 3 hour lectures.

I have to credit my Assessment teacher for this one. These were actually some of our "bonus" questions on our Assessment final. :rotfl:

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Specializes in Orthopedics/Med-Surg, LDRP.

Altered tissue perfusion related to sitting for long lectures.

Sensory deficit related to post-lecture fatigue/overload.

:rotfl:

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Acute pain R/T listening to 8 hour lectures in a hard chair AEB inability to stand up straight afterwards & stating pain level of "7" on 0-10 scale

Fear R/T exam AEB diaphoresis and elevated BP

Acute confusion R/T lecture topic that makes no sense AEB stunned look & scratching the head

Impaired memory R/T lack of sleep AEB inability to recall information

Self care defecit:grooming R/T lack of sleep AEB attending lectures in whatever clothes are nearby , knotty hair thrown up in bun, crusties in eyes, pillow lines on face

Powerlessness R/T nursing curriculum AEB students failing skills with no input

Anxiety R/T clinicals AEB diaphoresis, shaky hands

Anticipatory grieving R/T exam grade AEB student beating herself up before seeing test grade....................sometimes followed by

Hopelessness R/T exam grade AEB student crying, giving up, calling self " stupid"

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Specializes in LTAC, Homehealth, Hospice Case Manager.

Care giver role strain R/T long hours of studying AEB fast food, left over laundry/dishes, and unmade beds! :eek:

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