The nurse is planning care for a client who is prone to falling. Which

The nurse is planning care for a client who is prone to falling. Which nursing diagnoses should the nurse use for this client?

1. Deficient Knowledge
2. Risk for Injury
3. Risk for Disuse Syndrome
4. Risk for Suffocation

ANSWER

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Deficient Knowledge deals with injury prevention. A client who is already prone to falls may not have the cognitive ability for a knowledge deficient.
Rationale 2: Risk for Injury is a state in which the individual is at risk as a result of environmental conditions such as a fall.
Rationale 3: Risk for Disuse Syndrome is a deterioration of body system as the result of prescribed or unavoidable musculoskeletal inactivity.
Rationale 4: Risk for Suffocation is inadequate air available for inhalation.