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Open Resources for Nursing (Open RN); Ernstmeyer K, Christman E, editors. Nursing Fundamentals [Internet]. Eau Claire (WI): Chippewa Valley Technical College; 2021.

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Appendix A: Sample NANDA-I Diagnoses

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Table A contains commonly used NANDA-I nursing diagnoses categorized by domain. Many of these concepts will be further discussed in various chapters of this book. Nursing students may use Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns framework to cluster assessment data by domain and then select appropriate NANDA-I nursing diagnoses. For more information, refer to a nursing care planning resource.

Table A

Sample NANDA-I Diagnoses by Domain[1]

DomainClass & Nursing Diagnosis
Health PromotionHealth Awareness
  • Sedentary lifestyle
Health Management
  • Frail elderly syndrome
  • Ineffective health maintenance
NutritionIngestion
  • Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
  • Readiness for enhanced nutrition
  • Impaired swallowing
Metabolism
  • Risk for unstable blood glucose level
Hydration
  • Risk for electrolyte imbalance
  • Deficient fluid volume
  • Excess fluid volume
  • Risk for imbalanced fluid volume
Elimination and ExchangeUrinary function
  • Impaired urinary elimination
  • Functional urinary incontinence
  • Overflow urinary incontinence
  • Reflex urinary incontinence
  • Stress urinary incontinence
  • Urge urinary incontinence
  • Urinary retention
Gastrointestinal function
  • Constipation
  • Risk for constipation
  • Diarrhea
  • Bowel incontinence
Respiratory function
  • Impaired gas exchange
Activity/RestSleep/Rest
  • Insomnia
  • Disturbed sleep pattern
Activity/Rest
  • Risk for disuse syndrome
  • Impaired bed mobility
  • Impaired physical mobility
  • Impaired wheelchair mobility
  • Impaired sitting
  • Impaired standing
  • Impaired transfer ability
  • Impaired walking
Energy balance
  • Fatigue
  • Wandering
Cardiovascular/Pulmonary responses
  • Activity intolerance
  • Ineffective breathing pattern
  • Decreased cardiac output
  • Ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion
Self-care
  • Bathing self-care deficit
  • Dressing self-care deficit
  • Feeding self-care deficit
  • Toileting self-care deficit
Perception/CognitionAttention
  • Unilateral neglect
Cognition
  • Acute confusion
  • Chronic confusion
  • Deficient knowledge
  • Readiness for enhanced knowledge
  • Impaired memory
Communication
  • Readiness for enhanced communication
  • Impaired verbal communication
Self-PerceptionSelf-concept
  • Hopelessness
  • Readiness for enhanced self-concept
Self-esteemd
  • Chronic low self-esteem
Body image
  • Disturbed body image
Role RelationshipCaregiving roles
  • Caregiver role strain
  • Risk for caregiver role strain
Family relationships
  • Dysfunctional family processes
Role performance
  • Impaired social interaction
SexualitySexual function
  • Sexual dysfunction
Coping/Stress TolerancePost-trauma responses
  • Risk for relocation stress syndrome
Coping responses
  • Anxiety
  • Ineffective coping
  • Death anxiety
  • Fear
  • Grieving
  • Complicated grieving
  • Powerlessness
Neurobehavioral stress
  • Risk for autonomic dysreflexia
Life Principles
  • Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being
  • Decisional conflict
  • Spiritual distress
Safety/ProtectionInfection
  • Risk for infection
Physical injury
  • Ineffective airway clearance
  • Risk for aspiration
  • Risk for bleeding
  • Risk for falls
  • Risk for injury
  • Impaired dentition
  • Risk for pressure ulcer
  • Impaired skin integrity
  • Impaired tissue integrity
Violence
  • Risk for suicide
Environmental hazards
  • Risk for poisoning
Defensive processes
  • Risk for allergy response
Thermoregulation
  • Hyperthermia
  • Hypothermia
ComfortPhysical comfort
  • Impaired comfort
  • Nausea
  • Acute pain
  • Chronic pain
Social comfort
  • Risk for loneliness
Growth/Development
  • Risk for delayed development

References

1.
Herdman, T. H., & Kamitsuru, S. (Eds.). (2018). Nursing diagnoses: Definitions and classification, 2018-2020. Thieme Publishers New York. .
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