Which nursing diagnosis will the nurse include as the priority in the care plan of a patient diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)?
1. Risk for Activity Intolerance
2. Ineffective Airway Clearance
3. Imbalanced Nutrition: More than Body Requirements
4. Ineffective Individual Coping
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Rationale 1: Patients with HCM do not tolerate activity.
Rationale 2: Airway clearance is not typically a problem in patients with HCM.
Rationale 3: It would be more likely that the patient uses more energy than is provided by the diet.
Rationale 4: Additional assessment would be necessary to diagnose difficulty coping. This is not the highest priority.
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