Selected Nursing Diagnoses by Medical Diagnosis (C)

Cancer

■ Adult failure to thrive

■ Chronic sorrow

■ Death anxiety

■ Disabled family coping

■ Energy field disturbance

■ Grieving

■ Ineffective health maintenance

■ Readiness for enhanced knowledge

Readiness for enhanced religiosity

Readiness for enhanced selfconcept

Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being

■ Risk for infection

■ Risk for spiritual distress

Cardiac arrhythmias

■ Decreased cardiac output

■ Excess fluid volume

■ Fear

■ Ineffective sexuality patterns

■ Ineffective tissue perfusion (cardiopulmonary)

■ Risk for ineffective cardiac tissue perfusion

■ Risk for sudden infant death syndrome

■ Stress overload

Cardiac disease: End-stage

■ Activity intolerance

■ Adult failure to thrive

■ Caregiver role strain

■ Death anxiety

■ Decisional conflict

■ Decreased cardiac output

■ Defensive coping

■ Excess fluid volume

■ Grieving

■ Hopelessness

■ Ineffective coping

■ Risk for caregiver role strain

■ Risk for infection

■ Risk for injury

■ Sedentary lifestyle

■ Spiritual distress

■ Situational low self-esteem

Cardiogenic shock

■ Decreased cardiac output

■ Excess fluid volume

■ Impaired gas exchange

■ Ineffective tissue perfusion

Carpal tunnel syndrome Acute pain

Impaired physical mobility

Ineffective tissue perfusion

(peripheral)

Risk for peripheral neurovascular dysfunction

Cataracts

■ Disturbed body image

■ Disturbed sensory perception

(visual)

■ Impaired physical mobility

■ Ineffective coping

■ Ineffective health maintenance

■ Risk for injury

Cellulitis

■ Acute pain

■ Anxiety

■ Deficient knowledge

(specify)

■ Impaired physical mobility
■ Impaired skin integrity

Cerebral aneurysm

■ Decreased intracranial adaptive capacity

■ Impaired physical mobility

■ Impaired skin integrity

■ Ineffective airway clearance

■ Ineffective breathing pattern

■ Ineffective tissue perfusion
■ Risk for injury

Cerebral edema

■ Decreased intracranial adaptive capacity

■ Ineffective thermoregulation

Cerebral palsy

■ Delayed growth and development

■ Impaired physical mobility

■ Readiness for enhanced selfcare

■ Risk for caregiver role strain

■ Risk for compromised human dignity

■ Toileting self-care deficit

■ Total urinary incontinence

Cervical cancer

■ Acute pain

■ Disturbed body image

■ Fatigue

■ Fear

Impaired skin integrity

■ Risk-prone health behavior

Chemotherapy

■ Constipation

■ Deficient diversional activity

■ Deficient fluid volume

■ Diarrhea

■ Disturbed sensory perception

(auditory)

■ Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements

■ Impaired gas exchange

■ Impaired oral mucous membrane

■ Impaired physical mobility

■ Ineffective protection

■ Ineffective tissue perfusion

■ Nausea

■ Readiness for enhanced nutrition

■ Risk for impaired skin integrity

■ Risk for infection

■ Sexual dysfunction

■ Spiritual distress add to chemo.

Chest trauma

■ Dysfunctional ventilatory weaning response

■ Impaired spontaneous ventilation

■ Ineffective airway clearance

■ Ineffective breathing pattern

■ Risk for aspiration

Child abuse

■ Delayed growth and development

■ Impaired parenting

■ Readiness for enhanced parenting

■ Risk for impaired parenting

Childbirth
Deficient knowledge (specify)
Interrupted family processes Readiness for enhanced parenting

Chlamydia

■ Ineffective sexuality patterns
 ■ Risk for infection

Chloride imbalance

■ Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements

Cholecystitis

■ Acute pain

■ Deficient fluid volume

■ Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements

■ Risk for impaired liver function

■ Risk for infection

Chronic bronchitis

■ Activity intolerance

■ Deficient knowledge (specify)

■ Fatigue

■ Fear

■ Hopelessness

■ Impaired gas exchange

■ Impaired spontaneous ventilation

■ Ineffective airway clearance

■ Ineffective breathing pattern
■ Risk for infection

Chronic fatigue syndrome

■ Acute pain

■ Fatigue

■ Hopelessness

■ Ineffective therapeutic regi-

men management
■ Readiness for enhanced therapeutic regimen management

■ Sleep deprivation

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 
■ Activity intolerance

■ Adult failure to thrive

■ Anxiety

■ Caregiver role strain

■ Compromised family coping

■ Defensive coping

Deficient fluid volume
Deficient knowledge (specify)

Dysfunctional ventilatory weaning response Fatigue

■ Fear

■ Hopelessness

■ Imbalance nutrition: more than body requirements

■ Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements

■ Impaired gas exchange

■ Impaired home maintenance

■ Impaired oral mucous membrane

■ Impaired spontaneous ventilation

■ Impaired verbal communication

■ Ineffective airway clearance

■ Ineffective breathing pattern

■ Ineffective denial

■ Ineffective health maintenance

■ Ineffective tissue perfusion

(cardiopulmonary)

■ Insomnia

■ Powerlessness

■ Risk for decreased cardiac tissue peerfusion

■ Readiness for enhanced coping

■ Risk for infection

■ Risk for injury

■ Risk for suffocation
■ Sleep deprivation

Chronic pain

■ Chronic low self-esteem

■ Chronic pain

■ Defensive coping

■ Hopelessness

■ Risk-prone health behavior

Chronic renal failure

■ Compromised family coping

■ Death anxiety

■ Deficient knowledge (specify)

■ Disturbed body image Excess fluid volume

Ineffective denial

Ineffective tissue perfusion

(renal)
Interrupted family processes

■ Powerlessness

■ Risk for impaired skin integrity

■ Risk for infection

■ Sexual dysfunction

Cirrhosis

■ Compromised family coping

■ Deficient fluid volume

■ Disturbed thought processes

■ Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements ■ Ineffective breathing pattern

■ Interrupted family processes: alcoholism

■ Moral distress

■ Risk for impaired liver function

■ Risk for impaired skin integrity

■ Risk for injury

■ Stress urinary incontinence

Cleft lip or palate

■ Compromised family coping

■ Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements

■ Impaired verbal communication

■ Ineffective breast-feeding

■ Ineffective infant feeding pattern

■ Risk for aspiration

■ Risk for compromised human dignity

Colic

■ Disorganized infant behavior

Colitis

■ Acute pain

■ Deficient fluid volume

■ Diarrhea

Disturbed body image

■ Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements Risk for imbalanced body temperature

Risk for ineffective tissue perfusion (gastrointestinal [GI])

■ Risk-prone health behavior

Colon and rectal cancer

■ Acute pain

■ Anxiety

■ Constipation

■ Deficient fluid volume

■ Deficient knowledge (specify)

■ Diarrhea ■ Fear

Colostomy

■ Complicated grieving

■ Deficient fluid volume

■ Disturbed body image

■ Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements

■ Impaired skin integrity

■ Ineffective sexuality patterns

■ Ineffective tissue perfusion (GI)

■ Readiness for enhanced hope

■ Readiness for enhanced selfcare

■ Risk for compromised human dignity

■ Situational low self-esteem
■ Spiritual distress

Conduct disorder

■ Chronic low self-esteem

■ Hopelessness

■ Interrupted family processes

Congenital anomalies

■ Disabled family coping

■ Readiness for enhanced coping

■ Total urinary incontinence

Congenital heart disease

■ Activity intolerance

■ Decreased cardiac output

■ Ineffective breathing pattern

■ Interrupted family processes

■ Risk for disproportionate growth

■ Risk for infection

■ Risk for injury

Coronary artery disease

■ Activity intolerance

■ Acute pain

■ Anxiety

■ Decreased cardiac output

■ Deficient knowledge (specify)

■ Health-seeking behaviors

■ Imbalance nutrition: more than body requirements

■ Impaired gas exchange

■ Impaired home maintenance
 ■ Ineffective sexuality patterns

■ Ineffective tissue perfusion

(cardiopulmonary)

■ Risk for injury

■ Risk-prone health behavior

■ Sedentary lifestyle ■ Stress overload

Cor pulmonale

■ Activity intolerance

■ Decreased cardiac output

■ Excess fluid volume

■ Fatigue

■ Grieving

■ Hopelessness

■ Impaired gas exchange

■ Ineffective airway clearance

■ Ineffective breathing pattern

■ Ineffective coping

■ Risk for infection

Craniotomy

■ Acute pain

■ Bathing or hygiene self-care deficit

■ Decreased intracranial adaptive capacity

■ Delayed surgical recovery

■ Disturbed body image

■ Disturbed sensory perception

■ Impaired physical mobility

■ Impaired skin integrity

■ Ineffective airway clearance
Ineffective breathing pattern

■ Ineffective tissue perfusion (cerebral)

Risk for infection

Sleep deprivation

Crohn’s disease

■ Acute pain

■ Anxiety

■ Compromised family coping

■ Deficient fluid volume

■ Deficient knowledge (specify)

■ Diarrhea

■ Fear

■ Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements

■ Impaired skin integrity

■ Insomnia

■ Nausea

■ Pain, acute

■ Readiness for enhanced hope

■ Readiness for enhanced selfcare

■ Risk for imbalanced fluid volume

■ Risk for infection ■ Stress overload

Cushing’s syndrome

■ Activity intolerance

■ Complicated grieving

■ Disturbed body image

■ Disturbed thought processes

■ Excess fluid volume

■ Hopelessness

■ Imbalance nutrition: more than body requirements

■ Impaired skin integrity

■ Ineffective coping

■ Risk for acute confusion

■ Risk for imbalanced body temperature

Cystic fibrosis

■ Activity intolerance

■ Compromised family coping

■ Deficient diversional activity

■ Deficient fluid volume

■ Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements

■ Impaired gas exchange

■ Ineffective airway clearance

■ Ineffective breathing pattern

■ Parental role conflict

■ Risk for delayed development Risk for deficient fluid volume

■ Risk for imbalanced body temperature

■ Risk for imbalanced fluid volume

■ Risk for infection

Cystitis

■ Acute pain

■ Impaired urinary elimination

■ Noncompliance

■ Overflow urinary incontinence

■ Risk for urge urinary incontinence

■ Sleep deprivation

■ Urge urinary incontinence