A Nurse Develops a Nursing Diagnostic Statement for a Patient

question 6

Multiple Choice

A nurse develops a nursing diagnostic statement for a patient with a medical diagnosis of pneumonia with chest x-ray results of lower lobe infiltrates. Which nursing diagnosis did the nurse write?

• A) Ineffective breathing pattern related to pneumonia
• B) Risk for infection related to chest x-ray procedure
• C) Risk for deficient fluid volume related to dehydration
• D) Impaired gas exchange related to alveolar-capillary membrane changes

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