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Walking Impairment

Impaired Walking (See Walking, impaired, Section III)

Wandering

Wandering (See Wandering, Section III)

Weakness

Fatigue r/t decreased or increased metabolic energy production

Risk for Falls: Risk factor: weakness

Weight Gain

Imbalanced Nutrition: more than body requirements r/t excessive intake in relation to metabolic need

Weight Loss

Imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements r/t inability to ingest food because of biological, psychological, economic factors

Wellness-Seeking Behavior

Readiness for enhanced Self-Health Management: expresses desire for increased control of health practice

Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

See Korsakoff’s Syndrome

West Nile Virus

See Meningitis/Encephalitis

Wheelchair Use Problems

Impaired wheelchair Mobility (See Mobility, wheelchair, impaired, Section III)

Wheezing

Ineffective Airway Clearance r/t tracheobronchial obstructions, secretions

Wilms’ Tumor

Constipation r/t obstruction associated with presence of tumor

Acute Pain r/t pressure from tumor

See Chemotherapy; Hospitalized Child; Radiation Therapy; Surgery, Preoperative Care; Surgery, Perioperative Care; Surgery, Postoperative Care

Withdrawal from Alcohol

See Alcohol Withdrawal

Withdrawal from Drugs

See Drug Withdrawal

Wound Debridement

Acute Pain r/t debridement of wound

Impaired Tissue Integrity r/t debridement, open wound

Risk for Infection: Risk factors: open wound, presence of bacteria

Wound Dehiscence, Evisceration

Fear r/t client fear of body parts “falling out,” surgical procedure not going as planned

Imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements r/t inability to digest nutrients, need for increased protein for healing

Risk for deficient Fluid Volume: Risk factors: inability to ingest nutrients, obstruction, fluid loss

Risk for Injury: Risk factor: exposed abdominal contents

Risk for delayed Surgical Recovery: Risk factors: separation of wound, exposure of abdominal contents

Wound Infection

Disturbed Body Image r/t dysfunctional open wound

Hyperthermia r/t increased metabolic rate, illness, infection

Imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements r/t biological factors, infection, hyperthermia

Impaired Tissue Integrity r/t wound, presence of infection

Risk for imbalanced Fluid Volume: Risk factor: increased metabolic rate

Risk for Infection: spread of: Risk factor: imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements

Risk for delayed Surgical Recovery: Risk factor: presence of infection

Wounds (open)

See Lacerations