A 16-year-old patient has been admitted for treatment of presumptive pelvic inflammatory disease. The patient's hygiene is poor and she reports living "on the street" for a year
She is febrile and tachycardic and reports pain as 10 on the 1-to-10 scale. The nurse identifies Acute Pain as the priority nursing diagnosis. Which outcome statement is appropriate? 1. The patient's comfort will be achieved and maintained.
2. The patient will be discharged to a safe living environment.
3. The patient will be reunited with her parents.
4. The patient's infection will be eradicated.
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Rationale 1: Achieving and maintaining comfort addresses the nursing diagnosis of acute pain related to possible pelvic inflammatory disease identified by the nurse.
Rationale 2: The patient's living environment is of concern but is not the correct outcome for the priority nursing diagnosis.
Rationale 3: Reuniting the patient with her parents may not be a desired goal for this patient. It also does not match the nursing diagnosis chosen.
Rationale 4: Eradication of the infection is a desired outcome but does not match the chosen nursing diagnosis.
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