A 35-year-old male patient is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. He was originally being treated at home, but became worse when he quit taking his antibiotic prematurely. What is an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient?
A) Deficient knowledge: monitoring temperature
B) Noncompliance
C) Risk for injury related to hypoxia
D) Non-adherence: overuse
B
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This patient did not take his antibiotic as directed. He quit taking his medication too soon, probably when he began to feel better so he was noncompliant with care. Why he quit taking the medication is unknown; it could have been a knowledge deficit or inability to pay for the full prescription. This will require further assessment to determine. Further data would need to be collected to determine whether the patient is experiencing hypoxia. He did not overuse his medication so option D is inaccurate.
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