A nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of Ineffective Self Health Management. Which of the following would the nurse identify as supporting this nursing diagnosis? Select all that apply
A) Financial difficulty in obtaining the medication
B) Lack of information about the drug therapy
C) Ability to follow the prescribed medication schedule
D) Ability to remember to take the drug regimen
E) No therapeutic effect seen by patient
Ans: A, B, E
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Reasons for the nursing diagnosis of Ineffective Self Health Management include the inability of the patient to afford the drug regimen, inadequate information about the drug therapy regimen, and a lack of therapeutic effect seen by the patient. The ability to follow the schedule and the ability to remember to take the drug support the nursing diagnosis of Effective Self Health Management.
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