The nurse is providing care for a pediatric client who has a third-degree circumferential burn of the right arm. Which nursing diagnosis is the priority for this client?
1. Risk for Infection
2. Risk for Altered Tissue Perfusion
3. Risk for Altered Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements
4. Impaired Physical Mobility
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale: When the burn is circumferential, blood flow can become restricted due to edema and result in tissue hypoxia; therefore, the priority diagnosis is Risk for Altered Tissue Perfusion to the Extremity. Infection, Nutrition, and Mobility would have second priority in this case.
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