The nurse is prioritizing care for a client based on nursing diagnoses. If following Maslow's hierarchy of needs, list the order in which the nurse should provide care to the client.

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High-priority nursing diagnoses should be addressed first. This means that Alteration in Perfusion would be the first priority. Medium-priority diagnoses should be addressed next, in order of the impact on physiologic processes. Diarrhea would be a priority over Self-Care Deficit; however, Self-Care Deficit would be a priority over Anxiety. Low-priority diagnoses would be addressed last, again in order of physiologic impact. Fatigue would be a priority over Deficient Knowledge.

The Nurse Is Prioritizing Care for a Client Based on Nursing