A client with AIDS-defined disease is ordered to receive two different medications. The primary care nurse notes that he has not been taking his medications as ordered. The client says, "I don't like the side effects of the drugs."
Which is an appropriate nursing diagnosis?
a. Knowledge deficit related to progression of the AIDS disease
b. Grieving related to diagnosis of terminal disease
c. Risk for infection related to impaired immune function
d. Noncompliance related to medication side effects and lack of knowledge
ANS: D
This nursing diagnosis reflects analysis of the client subjective data.
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