A client with peripheral neuropathy tells the nurse that at times his legs ache and he cannot get comfortable. The nursing diagnosis most appropriate for the client at this time would be:
1. Disturbed Sensory Perception
2. Anxiety
3. Pain
4. Ineffective Coping
3. Pain
Rationale:
The client is describing leg aching and the inability to be comfortable. The nursing diagnosis most appropriate for the client at this time would be pain. The client may also have an alteration in sensory perception, anxiety, and ineffective coping, but the diagnosis of pain is the priority.
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