In completing an assessment on an assigned client, the nurse obtains important information for planning nursing care. Which of the following issues regarding client needs should take priority?
a. An impending divorce
b. A nutritional deficit
c. Difficulty breathing
d. Financial problems
C
Difficulty breathing would be the highest-priority client need. In general, priorities that protect clients' basic needs of safety, adequate oxygenation, and circulation are high priority. High pri-orities are sometimes both physiological and psychological and may address other basic human needs.
An impending divorce is a low-priority client need. It is not directly related to a specific illness or prognosis but may affect the client's future well-being.
A nutritional deficit is an intermediate priority client need. It involves a non–life-threatening need of the client.
Financial problems are a low-priority client need. This is not directly related to a specific illness or prognosis but may affect the client's future well-being.
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