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The Nurse Is Contributing to a Patient's Plan of Care

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The nurse is contributing to a patient's plan of care who is recovering from heart transplant surgery. The patient is shivering and has weak peripheral pulses, mottled skin on the feet, and excessive chest tube drainage. Which nursing diagnosis would be a priority for the nurse to recommend?


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