A 70-year-old client with urosepsis is admitted to a nursing unit. The labs include elevated sodium, blood urea nitrogen, hematocrit, and albumin. Which of the following nursing diagnoses is priority for this client?
A) Constipation
B) Fluid volume deficit
C) Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
D) Impaired tissue perfusion
Ans: B
The appropriate nursing diagnosis is fluid volume deficit. Blood values that may be altered in dehydration include elevations in sodium, hematocrit, creatinine, osmolality, and blood urea nitrogen. While the client may develop constipation, it is not the priority at this time. Albumin will be decreased with poor nutrition but increased with dehydration. An elevation in these labs does not implicate impaired tissue perfusion.
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