#3.

3. Be Able to Identify Appropriate Nursing Diagnosis for Patient Experiencing Cancer Treatment:
Nursing Diagnosis for persons experiencing cancer surgery
Anxiety due to diagnosis and intervention
Knowledge deficit regarding cancer
Alteration in tissue perfusion
Potential for infection
Potential for injury due to decrease in Platelets
Nursing Diagnosis for persons experiencing chemotherapy
Alteration in Nutrition less than body requirements related to
Nausea/vomiting
Anorexia
Taste distortion
Diarrhea leads to
Fluid Volume deficit
Electrolyte deficit
Alteration in comfort
Altered bowel elimination
Rarely, constipation occurs related to dehydration and poor dietary intake
Alteration in comfort:
Pain due to dermatitis
Pain due to stomatitis
Pain due to perianal and vulvar ulcers
Due to pruritus
Due to liver enlargement
Disturbance in self-concept:
Due to alopecia
Due to skin pigmentation
Due to nail changes
Alterations in sensory-perceptual abilities
Due to impaired renal function
Kinesthetic due to paresthesia
Visual due to photosenstivity
Auditory due to ototoxicity
Impaired physical mobility due to cerebellar dysfunction
Alteration in Urinary Elimination Pattern due to hemorrhagic cystitis
Anxiety due to change in urine color
Sexual dysfunction and alteration of self-concept due to
Premature menopause
Amenorrhea
Decreased spermatogenesis
Altered cardiac output: decreased due to cardiotoxicity of specific antineoplastic agents.
Ineffective breathing pattern and ineffective airway clearance due to pulmonary toxicity
Nursing diagnoses for persons experiencing radiation therapy
Impaired skin integrity
Immediate skin reactions
Delayed skin reactions
Potential for infection related to bone marrow depression
Potential bleeding related to bone marrow depression
Activity intolerance related to anemia
Alteration in nutrition: less than body requirements
Alteration in oral mucous membrane due to irradation
Alteration in bowel elimination due to irradiation
Alteration in urinary elimination patterns
Alteration in comfort: nausea and vomiting
Alteration in comfort: headache
Disturbance of self concept related to alopecia