A patient's spouse smokes cigarettes in the kitchen while the patient uses supplemental oxygen in the bedroom.Which is the priority nursing diagnosis for this family?

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The highest priority nursing diagnosis is risk for injury (burns,fire)related to smoking near supplemental oxygen.A life-threatening fire could easily develop as the supplemental oxygen is near the spouse's cigarettes.Risk-prone health behavior,ineffective health maintenance,and ineffective family therapeutic regimen management are not the priority nursing diagnoses; these can be addressed after the safety risk has been mitigated.

A Patient's Spouse Smokes Cigarettes in the Kitchen While the Patient