Basic Nursing 1st Edition by Judith Wilkinson, Leslie Treas

Exercise 12

State whether each of the following represents a nursing diagnosis, medical diagnosis, or collaborative problem:
• After giving birth, all women are at risk for developing postpartum hemorrhage.
• A patient has signs and symptoms of appendicitis, which must be treated with surgery and antibiotics.
• A client is at risk for constipation because he postpones defecation and does not consume enough dietary fiber and fluids. The problem can be prevented patient teaching, which the nurse is licensed to do.