NANDA Nursing Diagnoses

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Common NANDA 2012-2014 Listing

According to the Needs Approach

OXYGEN
1. Ineffective breathing pattern
2. Impaired gas exchange
3. Decreased cardiac output
4. Risk for decreased cardiac tissue perfusion
5. Ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion
6. Ineffective tissue perfusion cardiopulmonary
N.B: this does not appear on the latest NANDA list, however it may still be in use Regionally
So the nurses should be aware of it. An alternative to this diagnosis is risk for decreased cardiac
tissue perfusion.
7. Risk for ineffective cerebral tissue perfusion
8. Activity intolerance
N.B: the underlying cause for this state is an imbalance between oxygen supply and demand.
9. Impaired spontaneous ventilation
10. Dysfunctional ventilatory weaning responses.
NUTRITION NEEDS
1. Imbalanced nutrition; more than body requirements
2. Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
3. Impaired swallowing
4. Risk for unstable blood glucose level
5. Risk electrolyte imbalance
6. Deficient fluid volume
7. Excess fluid volume
8. Insufficient breast milk
9. Ineffective infant feeding pattern
10. Readiness for enhanced nutrition
11. Impaired oral mucous membrane

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REST COMFORT AND ACTIVITY

1. Impaired physical mobility
2. Impaired bed mobility
3. Impaired wheel chair mobility
4. Acute pain
5. Chronic pain
6. Insomnia
7. Sleep deprivation
8. Disturbed sleep pattern
9. Risk for disease syndrome
10. Impaired walking
11. Fatigue
12. Bathing self-care deficit
13. Dressing self-care deficit
14. Feeding self care deficit
15. Toileting self-care deficit
16. Risk for peripheral neurovascular dysfunction
SAFETY AND SECURITY
1. Risk for infection
2. Contamination
3. Risk for aspiration
4. Risk for falls
5. Impaired skin integrity
6. Impaired tissue integrity
7. Risk for injury
8. Risk for suicide
9. Hypothermia
10. Hyperthermia
11. Ineffective themoregulation
12. Risk for imbalanced body temperature
13. Risk for poisoning
ELIMINCATION NEEDS
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Impaired urinary elimination

Functional urinary incontinence
Overflow urinary incontinence
Reflex urinary incontinence
Stress urinary incontinence
Risk for urge urinary incontinence

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7. Constipation
8. Perceived constipation
9. Risk for constipation
10. Diarrhea
11. Dysfunctional gastrointestinal mobility
12. Bowel incontinence
13. Urinary retention
SEXUALITY
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Sexual dysfunction
Ineffective sexuality pattern
Ineffective childbearing process
Risk for disturbed maternal-fetal dyad

PSYCHOSOCIAL/LOVE AND BELONGING

1. Anxiety
2. Ineffective self health management
3. Ineffective health management
4. Acute confusion
5. Chronic confusion
6. Deficient knowledge
7. Impaired memory
8. Impaired verbal communication
9. Impaired environmental interpretation syndrome
10. Hopelessness
11. Risk for loneliness
12. Chronic low self- esteem
13. Situational low self-esteem
14. Disturbed body image
15. Ineffective role performance
16. Interpreted family process
17. Impaired social interaction
18. Ineffective coping
19. Compromised family coping
20. Disabled family coping
21. Death anxiety
22. Fear
23. Grieving
24. Powerlessness
25. Noncompliance
26. Risk for self directed violence
27. Risk for other directed violence
28. Social isolation