The nurse is planning care for a child with bacterial meningitis. What is the priority nursing diagnosis?
1. Impaired gas exchange
2. Infection, risk for
3. Anxiety (parental)
4. Acute pain
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Rationale 1: Impaired gas exchange would be the priority to ensure patent airway and adequate gas exchange.
Rationale 2: The child already has an infection.
Rationale 3: The parents will be anxious about the outcome for their child, but this is not the priority diagnosis.
Rationale 4: Pain management is important but not the priority.
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