Appendix
A - Nursing Diagnoses
Grouped
by Functional Health Patterns
HEALTH-PERCEPTION-HEALTH-MANAGEMENT
PATTERN
Energy
Field, Disturbed
Falls,
Risk for
Health
Maintenance, Ineffective
Health-Seeking
Behaviors
Infection,
Risk for
Injury,
Risk for
Injury,
Risk for Perioperative-Positioning
Noncompliance
Poisoning,
Risk for
Protection,
Ineffective
Suffocation,
Risk for
Therapeutic
Regimen Management, Effective
Therapeutic
Regimen Management, Ineffective
Therapeutic
Regimen Management, Ineffective Family
Therapeutic
Regimen Management, Ineffective Community
Therapeutic
Regimen Management, Readiness for Enhanced
Trauma,
Risk for
NUTRITIONAL-METABOLIC
PATTERN
Allergy
Response, Latex
Allergy
Response, Risk for Latex
Aspiration,
Risk for
Body
Temperature, Risk for Imbalanced
Breastfeeding,
Effective
Breastfeeding,
Ineffective
Breastfeeding,
Interrupted
Dentition,
Impaired
Failure
to Thrive, Adult
Fluid
Volume, Deficient
Fluid
Volume, Risk for Deficient
Fluid
Volume, Excess
Fluid
Volume, Risk for Imbalanced
Fluid
Volume, Readiness for Enhanced
Hyperthermia
Hypothermia
Infant
Feeding Pattern, Ineffective
Nausea
Nutrition,
Imbalanced: Less than Body Requirements
Nutrition,
Imbalanced: More than Body Requirements
Nutrition,
Risk for Imbalanced: More than Body Requirements
Nutrition,
Readiness for Enhanced
Oral
Mucous Membrane, Impaired
Skin
Integrity, Impaired
Skin
Integrity, Risk for Impaired
Swallowing,
Impaired
Thermoregulation,
Ineffective
Tissue
Integrity, Impaired
ELIMINATION
PATTERN
Constipation
Constipation,
Perceived
Constipation,
Risk for
Diarrhea
Incontinence,
Bowel
Incontinence,
Functional Urinary
Incontinence,
Reflex Urinary
Incontinence,
Risk for Urinary Urge
Incontinence,
Stress
Incontinence,
Total
Incontinence,
Urge
Urinary
Elimination, Impaired
Urinary
Elimination, Readiness for Enhanced
Urinary
Retention
ACTIVITY-EXERCISE
PATTERN
Activity
Intolerance
Activity
Intolerance, Risk for
Airway
Clearance, Ineffective
Autonomic
Dysreflexia
Autonomic
Dysreflexia, Risk for
Breathing
Pattern, Ineffective
Cardiac
Output, Decreased
Development,
Risk for Delayed
Disuse
Syndrome, Risk for
Diversional
Activity, Deficient
Fatigue
Gas
Exchange, Impaired
Growth
and Development, Delayed
Growth,
Risk for Disproportionate
Home
Maintenance, Impaired
Infant
Behavior, Disorganized
Infant
Behavior, Readiness for Enhanced Organized
Infant
Behavior, Risk for Disorganized
Intracranial
Adaptive Capacity, Decreased
Mobility,
Impaired Bed
Mobility,
Impaired Physical
Mobility,
Impaired Wheelchair
Peripheral
Neurovascular Dysfunction, Risk for
Self
Care Deficit, Bathing/Hygiene
Self
Care Deficit, Dressing/Grooming
Self
Care Deficit, Feeding
Self
Care Deficit, Toileting
Surgical
Recovery, Delayed
Tissue
Perfusion, Ineffective
Transfer
Ability, Impaired
Ventilation,
Impaired Spontaneous
Ventilatory
Weaning Response, Dysfunctional
Walking,
Impaired
Wandering
SLEEP-REST
PATTERN
Sleep
Deprivation
Sleep
Pattern, Disturbed
Sleep,
Readiness for Enhanced
COGNITIVE-PERCEPTUAL
PATTERN
Confusion,
Acute
Confusion,
Chronic
Conflict,
Decisional
Environmental
Interpretation Syndrome, Impaired
Knowledge,
Deficient
Knowledge,
Readiness for Enhanced
Memory,
Impaired
Neglect,
Unilateral
Pain,
Acute
Pain,
Chronic
Thought
Processes, Disturbed
SELF-PERCEPTION-SELF-CONCEPT
PATTERN
Anxiety
Anxiety,
Death
Body
Image, Disturbed
Fear
Hopelessness
Identity,
Disturbed Personal
Loneliness,
Risk for
Powerlessness
Powerlessness,
Risk for
Self-Concept,
Readiness for Enhanced
Self-Esteem,
Chronic Low
Self-Esteem,
Risk for Situational Low
Self-Esteem,
Situational Low
Violence,
Risk for Self-Directed
ROLE-RELATIONSHIP
PATTERN
Attachment,
Risk for Impaired Parent/Infant/Child
Caregiver
Role Strain
Caregiver
Role Strain, Risk for
Communication,
Impaired Verbal
Communication,
Readiness for Enhanced
Conflict,
Parental Role
Family
Processes, Dysfunctional: Alcoholism
Family
Processes, Interrupted
Family
Processes, Readiness for Enhanced
Grieving,
Anticipatory
Grieving,
Dysfunctional
Parenting,
Impaired
Parenting,
Risk for Impaired
Parenting,
Readiness for Enhanced
Relocation
Stress Syndrome
Relocation
Stress Syndrome, Risk for
Role
Performance, Ineffective
Social
Interaction, Impaired
Social
Isolation
Sorrow,
Chronic
Violence,
Risk for Other-Directed
SEXUALITY-REPRODUCTIVE
PATTERN
Rape-Trauma
Syndrome
Rape-Trauma
Syndrome: Compound Reaction
Rape-Trauma
Syndrome: Silent Reaction
Sexual
Dysfunction
Sexuality
Patterns, Ineffective
COPING-STRESS-TOLERANCE
PATTERN
Adjustment,
Impaired
Coping,
Ineffective
Coping,
Ineffective Community
Coping,
Readiness for Enhanced
Coping,
Readiness for Enhanced Community
Coping,
Defensive
Coping,
Compromised Family
Coping,
Disabled Family
Coping,
Readiness for Enhanced Family
Denial,
Ineffective
Post-Trauma
Syndrome
Post-Trauma
Syndrome, Risk for
Self-Mutilation
Self-Mutilation,
Risk for
Suicide,
Risk for
VALUE-BELIEF
PATTERN
Spiritual
Distress
Spiritual
Distress, Risk for
Spiritual
Well-Being, Readiness for Enhanced
Modified from North American Nursing Diagnosis Association: Nursing diagnosis: definitions and classification 2003-2004, Philadelphia, 2003, Nursecom; and Gordon M: Manual of nursing diagnosis, ed 10, St. Louis, 2002, Mosby