A patient with a history of respiratory disease is recovering from total hip replacement surgery. In which order should the nurse address the patient's diagnoses? (Place in order from 1 to 4.)
A. _____ Acute pain related to surgery
B. _____ Risk for injury related to unsteady gait
C. _____ Deficient knowledge related to use of a walker
D. _____ Impaired gas exchange related to compromised respiratory system
ANS:
D, A, B, C
D. In a nursing plan of care, the patient's most urgent problem is listed first. According to Maslow's hierarchy of human needs, this usually involves a physiological need, such as oxygen or water, because these are life-sustaining needs. If several physiological needs are present, life-threatening needs are ranked first; health-threatening needs are second; and health-promoting needs, although important, are last. In this case, Ineffective Gas Exchange is potentially life-threatening and would be first. A. Acute Pain is the next most urgent need. B. Risk for Injury is less critical than pain, because it is a potential problem rather than an actual problem. C. Deficient Knowledge comes last, because it is health- promoting and is considered psychosocial rather than physical/physiological.
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