A nurse is planning care for an older adult who lives with a number of chronic health problems. For which of the following nursing diagnoses would education of the patient be the nurse's highest priority?
A) Risk for impaired physical mobility related to joint pain
B) Functional urinary incontinence related decreased mobility
C) Activity intolerance related to contractures
D) Risk for ineffective health maintenance related to nonadherence to therapeutic regimen
Ans: D
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For some nursing diagnoses, education is a primary nursing intervention. These diagnoses include risk for ineffective management of therapeutic regimen, risk for impaired home management, health-seeking behaviors, and decisional conflict. The other options do not have patient education as the highest priority, though each necessitates a certain degree of education.
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