The nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient with gastritis and an inflammation of the intestines. The patient is complaining of severe abdominal discomfort and nausea. The patient also reports having restless leg syndrome and an inability to urinate. What should the nurse write as a problem statement for the Nursing diagnosis?

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One patient may have several problems simultaneously, requiring the nurse to understand the potential relatedness of signs and symptoms from various body systems. The nurse combines an understanding of pathophysiology, normal structure and function, disease processes, and symptomatology to accurately cluster data. Abdominal pain, nausea, and inflammation (of the intestines) are clustered together.

The Nurse Is Developing a Plan of Care for a Patient