A patient with chronic nasal congestion, anosmia, and inability to concentrate comes to the clinic. The nurse caring for the patient knows that the primary nursing diagnosis is what?
A) Deficient knowledge of self-care practices related to allergies
B) Ineffective individual coping with chronicity of condition and need for environmental modification
C) Decreased attention span related to allergic rhinitis
D) Fluid volume deficit related to ineffective breathing pattern
Ans: B
Feedback: The most appropriate nursing diagnosis is ineffective individual coping with chronicity of condition and need for environmental modification. This nursing diagnosis is all encompassing of the subjective and objective data. Deficient knowledge of self-care is important but requires a broader range of interventions based on the data collection. Decreased attention span and fluid volume deficit do not address the assessment data.
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