The nurse preparing a care plan for a patient who has sustained a deep partial-thickness burn injury will give the highest priority to which of the following nursing diagnoses?
A) Activity intolerance
B) Anxiety
C) Impaired nutrition: less than body requirements
D) Acute pain
Ans: D
Feedback: Pain is inevitable during recovery from any burn injury. Burns are one of the most severe causes of acute pain. Management of the often-severe pain is one of the most difficult challenges facing the burn team. The other nursing diagnoses listed are valid diagnoses, but the presence of pain may contribute directly to these diagnoses; therefore, management of the patient's pain is the priority.
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