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Title: A priority nursing diagnosis for the child with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purp
Post by: colleen on Oct 11, 2012
A priority nursing diagnosis for the child with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is
1. Risk for Injury.
2. Ineffective Breathing Pattern.
3. Nausea.
4. Fluid-Volume Deficit.


Title: Re: A priority nursing diagnosis for the child with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purp
Post by: bio_man on Oct 13, 2012
1... ITP is the most common bleeding disorder in children, so risk for injury (bleeding) is the priority nursing diagnosis. The disease process does not usually cause ineffective breathing patterns, nausea, or fluid-volume deficits.