Chapter 17, Problem 3CAQ

Summary Introduction

To explain:

If Ms.T identified the patient’s diagnosis as Anxiety related to need to perform wound care, would this be an accurate nursing diagnosis?

Case summary:

The staff nurse (Ms.T) is discussing about “wound care at home” with Mr and Mrs. L. The patient (Mr.L) tells the nurse that he is worried because he is “unable to go back to work on time”. When discussing, Ms.T noticed that the patient has trouble concentrating on what she was talking. He seemed to be concerned about his incision or wound. But Mrs. L tells the nurse that “his office has been laying off workers” and may be this is concerning her husband.