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colleen colleen
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11 years ago
The nurse is developing the postoperative plan of care for a patient recovering from surgery for oral cancer. Which of the following nursing diagnoses has the highest priority?
1. Ineffective Airway Clearance
2. Impaired Verbal Communication
3. Ineffective Body Image, Disturbed
4. Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: More than Body Requirements
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11 years ago
1 -- All of the nursing diagnoses except Option 4 are appropriate for the patient. Deferring to Maslow’s hierarchy, the physiological diagnosis of Airway Clearance would have the highest priority. Once the patient’s physiological status is managed, the diagnoses that address body image and communication can be addressed.
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