When developing a plan of care for the patient receiving a glucocorticoid, what nursing diagnosis would be of highest priority?
A) Deficient fluid volume related to water retention
B) Risk for injury related to muscle weakness
C) Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
D) Risk for infection related to immunosuppression
D
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Risk for infection related to immunosuppression would be the appropriate nursing diagnosis because steroids suppress the immune system, which puts the patient at risk for infection. Nutritional imbalance is more likely to be "more than body requirements" than "less than body requirements." Excess fluid volume is more appropriate than deficient fluid volume. Glucocorticoids are not associated with muscle weakness.
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