A nurse is developing nursing diagnoses for a group of patients. Which nursing diagnoses will the nurse use? (Select all that apply.)

Question

a. Anxiety related to barium enema
b. Impaired gas exchange related to asthma
c. Impaired physical mobility related to incisional pain
d. Nausea related to adverse effect of cancer medication
e. Risk for falls related to nursing assistive personnel leaving bedrail down

Answer 1

ANS: C, D
Impaired physical mobility and Nausea are the only correctly written nursing diagnoses. All the rest are incorrectly written. Anxiety lists a diagnostic test as the etiology. Impaired gas exchange lists a medical diagnosis as the etiology. Risk for falls has a legally inadvisable statement for an etiology.