A client is admitted to the emergency room and diagnosed with urinary calculi after reporting that the symptoms have lasted for one week. Which of the following nursing diagnoses is appropriate for this client?
1. Activity Intolerance
2. Risk for Constipation
3. Imbalanced Nutrition
4. Risk for Disuse Syndrome
3. Imbalanced Nutrition
Rationale:
The client with urinary calculi, or kidney stones, of lengthy duration is at risk for imbalanced nutrition from the resulting nausea. Activity intolerance, risk for constipation, and risk for disuse syndrome are not as appropriate because the symptoms or urinary calculi do not lead to these diagnoses.
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