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Introduction
A
Acute Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
Decreased Activity Tolerance
Excessive Anxiety
Ineffective Airway Clearance
Risk for Acute Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
Risk for Allergic Reaction
Risk for Aspiration
Risk for Autonomic Dysreflexia
Risk for Decreased Activity Tolerance
Risk for Disrupted Attachment Behaviors
B
C
Acute Confusion
Chronic Confusion
Chronic Functional Constipation
Contamination
Disrupted Exclusive Chestfeeding
Excessive Caregiving Burden
Impaired Fecal Continence
Ineffective Chestfeeding
Ineffective Childbearing Process
Maladaptive Community Coping
Maladaptive Coping
Maladaptive Family Coping
Readiness for Enhanced Chestfeeding
Readiness for Enhanced Childbearing Process
Readiness for Enhanced Community Coping
Readiness for Enhanced Coping
Readiness for Enhanced Family Coping
Readiness for Enhanced Verbal Communication
Risk for Acute Confusion
Risk for Chronic Functional Constipation
Risk for Contamination
Risk for Decreased Cardiac Output
Risk for Excessive Caregiving Burden
Risk for Impaired Cardiovascular Function
Risk for Ineffective Childbearing Process
D
Decreased Diversional Activity Engagement
Decreased Dressing Abilities
Delayed Child Development
Delayed Infant Motor Development
Excessive Death Anxiety
Impaired Decision-Making
Ineffective Dry Eye Self-Management
Readiness for Enhanced Decision-Making
Risk for Delayed Child Development
Risk for Delayed Infant Motor Development
Risk for Dry Eye
Risk for Ineffective Dry Mouth Self-Management
E
Imbalanced Energy Field
Impaired Emancipated Decision-Making
Ineffective Adolescent Eating Dynamics
Ineffective Child Eating Dynamics
Ineffective Emotion Regulation
Readiness for Enhanced Emancipated Decision-Making
Readiness for Enhanced Exercise Engagement
Risk for Elopement Attempt
Risk for Impaired Emancipated Decision-Making
F
Decreased Feeding Abilities
Disrupted Family Identity Syndrome
Disrupted Family Interaction Patterns
Elder Frailty Syndrome
Excessive Fatigue Burden
Excessive Fear
Excessive Fluid Volume
Impaired Family Processes
Inadequate Fluid Volume
Ineffective Infant Feeding Dynamics
Readiness for Enhanced Family Processes
Risk for Adult Falls
Risk for Child Falls
Risk for Disrupted Family Identity Syndrome
Risk for Elder Frailty Syndrome
Risk for Female Genital Mutilation
Risk for Impaired Fluid Volume Balance
Risk for Inadequate Fluid Volume
G
H
Hyperthermia
Ineffective Community Health Management
Ineffective Family Health Management
Ineffective Health Maintenance Behaviors
Ineffective Health Self-Management
Ineffective Home Maintenance Behaviors
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Readiness for Enhanced Health Literacy
Readiness for Enhanced Health Self-Management
Readiness for Enhanced Home Maintenance Behaviors
Readiness for Enhanced Hope
Risk for Impaired Human Dignity
Risk for Ineffective Home Maintenance Behaviors
Risk for Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
I
Disability-Associated Urinary Incontinence
Impaired Immune Response
Impaired Infant Neurodevelopmental Organization
Ineffective Impulse Control
Mixed Urinary Incontinence
Readiness for Enhanced Infant Neurodevelopmental Organization
Risk for Corneal Injury
Risk for Disrupted Immigration Transition
Risk for Impaired Infant Neurodevelopmental Organization
Risk for Infection
Risk for Physical Injury
Risk for Urge Urinary Incontinence
Risk for Urinary Tract Injury
Stress Urinary Incontinence
Urge Urinary Incontinence
K
L
M
N
O
P
Acute Pain
Adult Pressure Injury
Child Pressure Injury
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain Syndrome
Disrupted Personal Identity
Impaired Parenting Behaviors
Labor Pain
Neonatal Pressure Injury
Post-Trauma Syndrome
Readiness for Enhanced Parenting Behaviors
Risk for Accidental Poisoning
Risk for Adult Pressure Injury
Risk for Child Pressure Injury
Risk for Decreased Perioperative Body Temperature
Risk for Impaired Parenting Behaviors
Risk for Neonatal Pressure Injury
Risk for Perioperative-Positioning Injury
Risk for Post-Trauma Syndrome
R
Excessive Parental Role Conflict
Impaired Religiosity
Impaired Resilience
Ineffective Intimate Partner Relationship
Ineffective Role Performance
Readiness for Enhanced Intimate Partner Relationship
Readiness for Enhanced Religiosity
Readiness for Enhanced Resilience
Risk for Impaired Religiosity
Risk for Impaired Resilience
Risk for Ineffective Intimate Partner Relationship
S
Chronic Inadequate Self-Esteem
Excessive Sedentary Behaviors
Impaired Sexual Function
Impaired Sitting Ability
Impaired Skin Integrity
Impaired Social Interaction
Impaired Spiritual Well-Being
Impaired Spontaneous Ventilation
Impaired Standing Ability
Impaired Surgical Recovery
Impaired Swallowing
Inadequate Social Connectedness
Ineffective Infant Suck-Swallow Response
Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior
Readiness for Enhanced Self-Care Abilities
Readiness for Enhanced Self-Concept
Readiness for Enhanced Sleep Pattern
Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Well-Being
Risk for Accidental Suffocation
Risk for Chronic Inadequate Self-Esteem
Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity
Risk for Impaired Spiritual Well-Being
Risk for Impaired Surgical Recovery
Risk for Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior
Risk for Shock
Risk for Situational Inadequate Self-Esteem
Risk for Sudden Infant Death
Risk for Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior
Risk for Surgical Wound Infection
Situational Inadequate Self-Esteem
T
Decreased Body Temperature
Decreased Neonatal Body Temperature
Decreased Toileting Abilities
Disrupted Thought Processes
Impaired Tissue Integrity
Impaired Transferring Ability
Ineffective Peripheral Tissue Perfusion
Ineffective Thermoregulation
Risk for Decreased Body Temperature
Risk for Decreased Neonatal Body Temperature
Risk for Impaired Tissue Integrity
Risk for Ineffective Cerebral Tissue Perfusion
Risk for Ineffective Peripheral Tissue Perfusion
Risk for Ineffective Thermoregulation
Risk for Thrombosis
U
V
W
Appendix A: Selected Nursing Diagnoses by Medical Diagnosis
Abnormal rupture of membranes
Abortion
Abruptio placentae
Acoustic neuroma
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Acute pancreatitis
Acute renal failure
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute respiratory failure
Adrenal insufficiency
Adrenocortical insufficiency
Affective disorders
Alcohol addiction and abuse
Alzheimer disease
Amniotic fluid embolism
Amputation
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Anaphylactic shock
Anemias
Angina pectoris
Anorexia nervosa
Antisocial personality disorder
Anxiety disorder
Aortic aneurysm
Aortic insufficiency
Aortic stenosis
Appendicitis
Arterial occlusion
Asphyxia
Asthma
Atelectasis
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Autism
Bell's palsy
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
Bipolar disorder: Depressive phase
Bipolar disorder: Manic phase
Bladder cancer
Blindness
Bone marrow transplantation
Bone sarcomas
Borderline personality disorder
Bowel fistula
Bowel resection
Brain abscess
Brain tumors
Breast cancer
Breast engorgement
Bronchiectasis
Bulimia nervosa
Burns
Cancer
Cardiac arrhythmias
Cardiac disease: End-stage
Cardiogenic shock
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cataracts
Cellulitis
Cerebral aneurysm
Cerebral edema
Cerebral palsy
Cervical cancer
Chemotherapy
Chest trauma
Child abuse
Childbirth
Chlamydia
Chloride imbalance
Cholecystitis
Chronic bronchitis
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic pain
Chronic renal failure
Cirrhosis
Cleft lip or palate
Colic
Colitis
Colon and rectal cancer
Colostomy
Conduct disorder
Congenital anomalies
Congenital heart disease
Cor pulmonale
Coronary artery disease
Craniotomy
Crohn's disease
Cushing's syndrome
Cystic fibrosis
Cystitis
Deafness
Delusional disorder
Dementia
Depression
Detached retina
Developmental disorder
Diabetes insipidus
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Diarrhea
Digoxin toxicity
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Dissociative disorder
Diverticulitis
Down syndrome
Drug addiction
Drug overdose
Drug toxicity
Duodenal ulcer
Ectopic pregnancy
Emphysema
Empyema
Encephalitis
Endocarditis
Endometrial cancer
Endometriosis
Esophageal cancer
Esophageal fistula
Esophageal varices
Failure to thrive
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Food poisoning
Fractures
Gallbladder disease
Gastric cancer
Gastric ulcer
Gastroenteritis
Genital herpes
Gestational diabetes
Gestational hypertension
Glaucoma
Glomerulonephritis
Gonorrhea
Gout
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Head injury
Head or neck cancer
Headaches
Heart failure
Hemodialysis
Hemophilia
Hemorrhage
Hemorrhoids
Hemothorax
Hepatic coma
Hepatitis
Hip fracture
Hodgkin's disease
Huntington's disease
Hydatidiform mole
Hydrocephalus
Hyperbilirubinemia
Hyperemesis gravidarum
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome
Hyperparathyroidism
Hyperpituitarism
Hypertension
Hyperthermia
Hyperthyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism
Hypopituitarism
Hypothermia
Hypothyroidism
Ileostomy
Impotence
Incest
Infertility
Inhalation injuries
Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
Intestinal obstruction
Intoxication
Joint replacement
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Kidney transplantation
Labor and delivery
Leukemia
Liver transplantation
Lung abscess
Lung cancer
Lupus erythematosus
Lyme disease
Lymphomas
Ménière's disease
Macular degeneration
Malnutrition
Maternal psychological stress
Meconium aspiration syndrome
Melanoma
Meningitis
Menopause
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic alkalosis
Mitral insufficiency
Mitral stenosis
Mood disorders
Multiple births
Multiple myeloma
Multiple sclerosis
Multisystem trauma
Muscular dystrophy
Myasthenia gravis
Myocardial infarction
Neonatal asphyxia
Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
Neurologic impairment (neonatal)
Neuromuscular trauma
Nutritional deficiencies
Obesity
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Organic brain syndrome
Osteoarthritis
Osteomyelitis
Osteoporosis
Ovarian cancer
Panic disorder
Paralysis
Parkinson's disease
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Pericarditis
Perinatal trauma
Peripheral vascular disease
Peritoneal dialysis
Peritonitis
Personality disorders
Phobic disorder
Placenta previa
Pleural effusion
Pleurisy
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Poisoning
Polycystic kidney disease
Polycythemia vera
Postpartum hemorrhage
Post-trauma syndrome
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Pregnancy
Premature labor
Premature rupture of membranes
Prematurity
Pressure ulcers
Prolapsed intervertebral disc
Prostate cancer
Prostatectomy
Pseudomembranous colitis
Psoriasis
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary embolus
Pyelonephritis
Pyloric stenosis
Radiation therapy
Rape
Raynaud's disease
Renal calculi
Renal cancer
Renal disease: End-stage
Respiratory distress syndrome
Reye's syndrome
Rheumatoid arthritis
Salmonella
Sarcoidosis
Schizophrenia
Seizure disorders
Self-destructive behavior
Sepsis
Sexual assault
Shaken baby syndrome
Shock
Sickle cell anemia
Sjögren's syndrome
Spina bifida
Spinal cord defects
Spinal cord injury
Spinal tumor
Spouse abuse
Streptococcal throat
Stroke
Suicidal behavior
Tendinitis
Testicular cancer
Thoracic surgery
Thrombophlebitis
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Tracheostomy
Transient ischemic attacks
Trauma
Trigeminal neuralgia
Tuberculosis
Urinary calculi
Urinary diversion
Urinary incontinence
Urinary tract infection
Uterine prolapse
Uterine rupture
Vascular insufficiency
Viral hepatitis
Appendix B: Select Nursing Diagnoses by Population Focus
Appendix C: Organizing Assessment Data
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