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Anemia is a lower than normal hemoglobin or red blood cell count, which means less oxygen reaches the tissues. The nursing diagnoses used most often are Fatigue, Decreased Activity Tolerance, Risk for Adult Falls, and Ineffective Health Self-Management. The cause matters as much as the number: blood loss, poor red cell production, and red cell … See Nursing Diagnoses
A cough is a protective reflex that clears the airway of secretions, irritants, and foreign material — so the nursing goal is usually to make it effective, not to stop it. The nursing diagnoses used most often are Ineffective Airway Clearance, Ineffective Breathing Pattern, Disturbed Sleep Pattern, and Risk for Aspiration. Whether the cough is … See Nursing Diagnoses
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