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Anna Curran. RN, BSN, PHN 
An abscess is a walled-off pocket of pus inside a cavity created by tissue destruction, most often caused by Staphylococcus aureus entering through a break in the skin. The nursing diagnoses used most often are Impaired Tissue Integrity, Acute Pain, Risk for Infection, and Deficient Knowledge — and one fact drives all four: an abscess … See Nursing Diagnoses
Acute Pain is the nursing diagnosis for an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience arising from actual or potential tissue damage, with a sudden or slow onset, any intensity from mild to severe, and an anticipated or predictable end lasting less than three months. The nursing priority is to accept the client’s self-report, treat the pain … See Nursing Diagnoses
By Anna Curran, RN, BSN, PHN — Critical Care ER nurse, 30+ years bedside experienceLast reviewed: July 2026 Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements is the NANDA-I diagnosis you use when nutrient intake is not enough to meet metabolic demand. In the 2018–2020 and 2021–2023 taxonomies it sits in Domain 2 (Nutrition), Class 1 (Ingestion), … See Nursing Diagnoses
By Anna Curran, RN, BSN, PHN — Critical Care ER nurse, 30+ years bedside experienceLast reviewed: 07/26 Fever, also called pyrexia, is a regulated elevation in core body temperature to 100.4°F (38°C) or higher in response to pyrogens released during infection, inflammation, or tissue injury. Unlike hyperthermia, fever is a controlled process — the hypothalamus … See Nursing Diagnoses
Every safe medication starts with the basics. This free Dosage Calculations Practice Test #6 covers the foundational math every nursing student needs — tablet and liquid dosing, metric conversions (g, mg, mcg), household units (tsp to mL), and pound-to-kilogram weight conversions. Work through 10 timed questions, then check your work with the full answer key … See Nursing Diagnoses