An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the patient who has had nose surgery is:
1. Risk for imbalanced body temperature.
2. Social isolation.
3. Decreased cardiac output.
4. Risk for activity intolerance.
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The nose has a large number of blood vessels, which cause a great deal of bleeding during surgery. Decreased cardiac output is the postoperative result.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1218
OBJ: 5 TOP: Nasal Surgery
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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