Which of the following is a correctly stated nursing diagnosis?
A) Fluid volume deficit
B) Hypovolemia related to vomiting
C) Fluid volume deficit related to vomiting as evidenced by increased heart rate and decreased urine output
D) Hypovolemia related to nausea as evidenced by restlessness and anxiety

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The nursing diagnosis must include the related factor and defining characteristics. Option A is too broad and does not provide a related factor or defining characteristics. Option B provides a related factor, but no defining characteristics. Option D provides a related factor and defining characteristics, but nausea is not a defining characteristic of hypovolemia. Option C provides a related factor (vomiting) and two defining characteristics (increased heart rate and decreased urine output) that support the diagnosis of fluid volume deficit.

Which of the Following Is a Correctly Stated Nursing Diagnosis