A patient has a bacterial infection in left lower leg. Which nursing diagnosis will the nurse add to the patient's care plan?
a. Infection
b. Risk for infection
c. Impaired skin integrity
d. Staphylococcal leg infection
ANS: C
Impaired skin integrity is the only nursing diagnosis listed that will correlate to the patient information. While risk for infection is a nursing diagnosis, the patient is not at risk; the patient has an actual infection. Infection can be a medical diagnosis as well as a collaborative problem. Staphylococcal leg infection is a medical diagnosis.
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