The nurse is providing care for a patient who has herpes zoster. What nursing diagnosis is a priority for this patient?
a. Risk for Infection
b. Acute Pain
c. Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements
d. Anxiety
ANS: B
The patient with herpes zoster experiences vesicles and plaques, irritation, itching, fever, malaise, and, depending on the location of lesions, visceral involvement. Lesions may be very painful; the likelihood of pain increases with age. The patient already has an infection. Anxiety and nutrition diagnoses would be based on assessment.
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