A client is admitted to a medical unit for complications of type I diabetes mellitus. Which nursing diagnosis would be of highest priority at this time?
A) Ineffective health maintenance related to the complexity of therapeutic regimen
B) Noncompliance related to restrictive lifestyle
C) Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements related to inability to use glucose
D) Powerlessness related to perceived lack of personal control
C
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Some diagnoses have a higher priority than others; they are more important. Nursing diagnoses are ranked in order of importance. Survival needs or imminent life-threatening problems take the highest priority. The nurse in this case must decide which diagnosis requires attention first. Physiologic needs are basic to life and receive higher priority than the other nursing diagnoses. Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements related to the inability to use glucose. The most basic physiologic need must be addressed before ineffective health maintenance, noncompliance, and powerlessness.
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