A patient, age 53, is receiving chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease, stage IV. As a side effect of chemotherapy, he is experiencing stomatitis. Which nursing diagnosis would be identified for planning the nursing interventions for this patient?
a. Fatigue, related to stomatitis
b. Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
c. Risk for disuse syndrome
d. Risk for ineffective breathing pattern
B
Stomatitis is a mouth inflammation caused by destruction of normal cells of the oral cavity. Nursing diagnosis will be Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements.
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