A client with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)is anxious and has decreased oxygen saturation.Which is the priority nursing diagnosis for this client?
A) Pain
B) Impaired Gas Exchange
C) Ineffective Tissue Perfusion
D) Anxiety

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A) The decrease in oxygen saturation is causing an impairment in the client's gas exchange. Anxiety could contribute to the client's impaired gas exchange but is not the primary problem to address. Decreased oxygen saturation and anxiety would not be addressed with the diagnoses of Ineffective Tissue Perfusion and Pain.
B) The decrease in oxygen saturation is causing an impairment in the client's gas exchange. Anxiety could contribute to the client's impaired gas exchange but is not the primary problem to address. Decreased oxygen saturation and anxiety would not be addressed with the diagnoses of Ineffective Tissue Perfusion and Pain.
C) The decrease in oxygen saturation is causing an impairment in the client's gas exchange. Anxiety could contribute to the client's impaired gas exchange but is not the primary problem to address. Decreased oxygen saturation and anxiety would not be addressed with the diagnoses of Ineffective Tissue Perfusion and Pain.
D) The decrease in oxygen saturation is causing an impairment in the client's gas exchange. Anxiety could contribute to the client's impaired gas exchange but is not the primary problem to address. Decreased oxygen saturation and anxiety would not be addressed with the diagnoses of Ineffective Tissue Perfusion and Pain.

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