Nursing Diagnosis
Ineffective individual coping related to
inadequate perception of control as
manifested by intermittent anxiety and
depression
Situational Low Self-esteem related to
functional impairment manifested by
expressions of helpless/uselessness
Ineffective Health Maintenance related
to inadequate resources as manifested
by impairment of support system
Justification
This is our first priority problem since it
needs an immediate attention. This
problem is considered as a health threat
to the patient. It falls under
pyschological needs, which is important
in an individual.
Resources of the nurse and the patient
are widely available such as the
knowledge and time of the nurse and
time and cooperation of the patient.
This is our 2nd priority problem since it
needs an immediate attention. This
problem is considered as a health threat
to the patient. It falls under Self-esteem
of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, which is
important in an individual.
Resources of the nurse and the patient
are widely available such as the
knowledge and time of the nurse and
time and cooperation of the patient
This is our last priority problem since it
doesn’t need immediate action and is
not an actual problem. It falls under Self-
Actualization (need for development) of
Maslow’s hierarchy.
Resources of the nurse are available
which includes knowledge and time.
Patient’s resources are also available
which include time and cooperation.