Which of the following nursing diagnoses would have the highest ...

[tatyanajohnson]

Which of the following nursing diagnoses would have the highest priority?
 
  a. Ineffective Coping c. Ineffective Breathing Pattern
  b. Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity d. Alterations in Urinary Output

Question 2

You have a physician order for room air arterial gas measurements. How long must the patient be breathing room air before you can draw the arterial blood specimen?
 
  1. 15 minutes
  2. 30 minutes
  3. 45 minutes
  4. 1 hour

[medine]

Answer to Question 1

C
One of the most common methods of selecting priorities is the use of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which requires that life-threatening diagnoses be given more urgency that non-life-threatening diagnoses. Once the basic physiological needs are met, the nurse can consider needs on the next level of the hierarchy and so on up the hierarchy until all of the patient's nursing diagnoses have been prioritized.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2

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