A patient has a bacterial infection in left lower leg. Which nursing diagnosis will the nurse add to the patient's care plan?

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Impaired skin integrity is the only nursing diagnosis listed that will correlate to the patient information. While risk for infection is a nursing diagnosis, the patient is not at risk; the patient has an actual infection. Infection can be a medical diagnosis as well as a collaborative problem. Staphylococcal leg infection is a medical diagnosis.

A Patient Has a Bacterial Infection in Left Lower Leg