Which one of the following is an appropriate etiology for a nursing diagnosis?

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Increased airway secretions is a condition that responds to nursing interventions and therefore would be an appropriate etiology for a nursing diagnosis.Myocardial infarction would not be an appropriate etiology for a nursing diagnosis because it is a medical diagnosis.Nursing interventions will not alter the medical diagnosis of myocardial infarction.Cardiac catheterization is a diagnostic procedure and would not be an appropriate etiology for a nursing diagnosis.Rather,the client's response to the procedure would be the area of nursing concern.Abnormal blood gas levels would not be an appropriate etiology for a nursing diagnosis because it is not a causative factor,but rather it is a defining characteristic of a problem.

Which One of the Following Is an Appropriate Etiology for a Nursing