The nurse is identifying nursing diagnoses for a client experiencing inflammation. Which of the following diagnoses would be appropriate for this client? (Select all that apply.)
1. Risk for infection
2. Thermoregulation: Ineffective
3. Ineffective coping
4. Pain: Acute
5. Nutrition: Imbalanced, less than body requirements
6. Anxiety
1, 2, 4, 5
Nursing diagnoses appropriate for a client experiencing inflammation include risk for infection; thermoregulation: ineffective; pain: acute; and nutrition: imbalanced, less than body requirements. Ineffective coping and anxiety are not diagnoses appropriate for a client with an inflammation.
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