Which nursing diagnoses would the nurse apply to a newborn exposed to HIV/AIDS? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Altered Nutrition: More than Body Requirements
2. Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity
3. Risk for Infection
4. Impaired Physical Mobility
5. Sleep Pattern Disturbance
2,3,4
Rationale 1: The correct diagnosis would be Less than Body Requirements related to formula intolerance and inadequate intake.
Rationale 2: Risk of impaired skin integrity is related to chronic diarrhea.
Rationale 3: Risk for infection is related to perinatal exposure and immunoregulation suppression secondary to HIV/AIDS.
Rationale 4: Impaired physical mobility is related to decreased neuromuscular development.
Rationale 5: This diagnosis is pertinent to the newborn who is drug-exposed, related to CNS excitation secondary to drug withdrawal.
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