Risk for complicated Grieving: Risk factor: loss of social support
Risk for impaired Religiosity: Risk factors: illness/hospitalization, ineffective coping
Risk for compromised Resilience: Risk factor: serious illness
Anxiety: parental r/t progression of disease, complications of arthritis, and cardiac involvement
Impaired Comfort r/t altered health status
Hyperthermia r/t inflammatory disease process
Imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements r/t impaired oral mucous membranes
Impaired Oral Mucous Membrane r/t inflamed mouth and pharynx; swollen lips that become dry, cracked, fissured
Acute Pain r/t enlarged lymph nodes; erythematous skin rash that progresses to desquamation, peeling, denuding of skin
Impaired Skin Integrity r/t inflammatory skin changes
Risk for imbalanced Fluid Volume: Risk factor: hypovolemia
Risk for decreased Cardiac tissue perfusion: Risk factor: cardiac involvement
Stress urinary Incontinence r/t degenerative change in pelvic muscles
Urge urinary Incontinence r/t inflammation of bladder
Risk for urge urinary Incontinence: Risk factors: overactive bladder dysfunction; urinary tract infection; dietary risk factors: consumption of caffeine
Readiness for enhanced Self-Health Management: desires information to relieve incontinence
Disturbed Body Image r/t presence of scar tissue at site of a healed skin injury
Readiness for enhanced Self-Health Management: desire to have information to manage condition
Risk for Infection: Risk factor: dry eyes that are more vulnerable to infection
Vision Loss r/t dry eye resulting in film or obstruction of vision
See Conjunctivitis
Deficient Fluid Volume r/t excess excretion of urine, nausea, vomiting, increased respiration
Impaired Memory r/t fluid and electrolyte imbalance
Imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements r/t body’s inability to use nutrients
Risk for unstable blood Glucose level: Risk factor: deficient knowledge of diabetes management (e.g., action plan)
Risk for Powerlessness: Risk factor: illness-related regimen
Risk for compromised Resilience: Risk factor: complications of disease
Readiness for enhanced Self-Health Management: seeks information for screening
Overflow urinary Incontinence r/t bladder outlet obstruction
Acute Pain r/t obstruction from renal calculi
Impaired Urinary Elimination: urgency and frequency r/t anatomical obstruction, irritation caused by stone
Risk for Infection: Risk factor: obstruction of urinary tract with stasis of urine
Readiness for enhanced Knowledge: Expresses an interest in learning
Ineffective Protection r/t immunosuppressive therapy
Risk for ineffective Renal Perfusion: Risk factor: complications from transplant procedure
Readiness for enhanced Decision-Making: expresses desire to enhance understanding of choices
Readiness for enhanced Family Processes: adapting to life without dialysis
Readiness for enhanced Self-Health Management: desire to manage the treatment and prevention of complications post transplant
Readiness for enhanced Spiritual Well-Being: heightened coping, living without dialysis
See Nephrectomy; Renal Failure; Renal Transplantation, Donor; Renal Transplantation, Recipient; Surgery, Perioperative Care; Surgery, Postoperative Care; Surgery, Preoperative Care
Ineffective Health Maintenance r/t lack of or significant alteration in communication skills (written, verbal, and/or gestural)
Deficient Knowledge (See Knowledge, deficient, Section III)
Readiness for enhanced Knowledge (See Knowledge, readiness for enhanced, Section III)
Acute Confusion r/t alcohol abuse
Dysfunctional Family Processes r/t alcoholism as possible cause of syndrome
Impaired Memory r/t neurological changes associated with excessive alcohol intake
Self-Neglect r/t cognitive impairment from chronic alcohol abuse
Risk for Falls: Risk factor: cognitive impairment from chronic alcohol abuse
Risk for Injury: Risk factors: sensory dysfunction, lack of coordination when ambulating from chronic alcohol abuse
Risk for impaired Liver Function: Risk factor: substance abuse (alcohol)
Risk for imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements: Risk factor: lack of adequate balanced intake from chronic alcohol abuse