
The nursing diagnoses that has the highest priority is:
A) Mobility, impaired physical, related to muscular weakness as evidenced by the inability to walk without assistance.
B) Communication, impaired verbal, related to neuromuscular weakness as evidenced by facial weakness and inability to speak.
C) Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements, related to difficulty swallowing and inadequate food intake as evidenced by weight loss of 10 pounds.
D) Airway clearance, ineffective, related to neuromuscular disorder as evidenced by choking and coughing while eating.
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Q1: A nursing diagnosis consists of:
A) the health
Q2: The nurse performing an admission interview on
Q4: The North American Nursing Diagnosis Association-I (NANDA-I)
Q5: The nurse takes into consideration that the
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Q8: A patient with visual impairment is identified
Q9: A nursing care plan consists of:
A) nursing
Q10: If a patient has several nursing diagnoses,
Q11: The nurse clarifies that nursing orders are
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