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Which nursing diagnosis takes the highest priority when caring for a client with chest trauma?

Impaired gas exchange; Anxiety; Decreased cardiac output; Ineffective tissue perfusion (cardiopulmonary)

Asked by Leighton, Last updated: Sep 28, 2024

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John Smith

John Smith

John Smith
John Smith

Answered Sep 09, 2016

Impaired gas exchange. Rationale: For a client with chest trauma, a diagnosis of impaired gas exchange takes priority because adequate gas exchange is essential for survival. Although the other nursing diagnoses anxiety, decreased cardiac output, and ineffective tissue perfusion (cardiopulmonary) are possible for this client, they are lower priorities than impaired gas exchange.

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