A priority nursing diagnosis for a 25-year-old client admitted to a drug rehabilitation program 4 days ago for chronic cocaine abuse would be:
1. Risk for self-directed violence related to suicidal depression
2. Risk for noncompliance related to chronic drug use
3. Disturbed sensory perception related to stimulant drug use
4. Risk for self-directed violence related to hyperactivity
ANS: 1
One of the main symptoms of cocaine withdrawal is intense depression; therefore option 1 is a priority. Risk for noncompliance in option 2 is not the priority, and disturbed sensory perception is not the priority at this time. There is a need to sleep, so the hyperactivity mentioned in option 4 is incorrect.
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