A client being discharged after a myocardial infarction has been prescribed several new medications and a low-fat diet. The client states: "I'm never going to understand what to do, when to do it, and why I should be doing all these things."
Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse formulate for this client?
1. Health-Seeking Behavior related to desire to prevent heart problems
2. Deficient Knowledge (diet and medication regimen) related to inexperience
3. Noncompliance related to situational factors
4. Risk for Myocardial Infarction related to deficient knowledge
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Health-Seeking Behavior is a diagnostic label used when the client is seeking health information.
Rationale 2: The NANDA label Deficient Knowledge is used when the client is seeking health information or when the nurse has identified a learning need, as in this case. The area of deficiency (diet and medication regimen) should always be included in the diagnosis.
Rationale 3: Noncompliance is used when the client or caregiver fails to follow a plan, which is too early to tell in this case.
Rationale 4: Risk for Myocardial Infarction is not a NANDA label. If a risk exists, the label could be Risk for Noncompliance related to deficient knowledge.
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