Please choose a nursing diagnosis statement, related to factor, and evidenced by for the following scenario:

Question Answered step-by-step Please choose a nursing diagnosis statement, related to factor, and evidenced by for the following scenario:Molly Sawyer is a 66 year old female that arrives in the Emergency Room per EMS. She complains of shortness of breath for 1 week which seems to have gotten worse today. Ms. Sawyer complains of persistent cough especially at night. She has had a weight gain of 20 lbs. Doesn’t smoke or drink alcohol. Eats a lot of canned foods. States her favorite activity is taking her grandchildren to McDonalds for a cheeseburger and fries. She does not regularly exercise.Admitting diagnosis: Congestive heart failure                               Allergies: NKDA                            Assessment: nail beds dusky, sitting upright leaning over the bedside table, difficulty talking, skin cool and moist, bilateral 2+ ankle and pedal edema, rales right middle lobe and bilateral lower lobesMedications: Clonidine 0.2mg po daily, Digoxin 0.25mg po daily, Insulin 70/30 35 units SQ in the AM                        History: DM, HTN, CAD      VS Labs CXR BP 218/110 Na  135 Bilateral pulmonary congestion HR 120 K  3.9 RR 36 H & H  12.5 & 33% T 97.1 Digoxin 0.6 12 lead ECG Creat. 1.9 Sinus tach w/ occ PVCs ABGs BUN  25 Old anterior MI pH 7.48 Serum BNP  252 paCO2 30 Total cholesterol  225 paO2 80 LDL  165 Ejection fraction Bicarb  24 HDL  45 30% SaO2 95% Triglycerides 250 Fasting glucose 221 HgA1C 6.8 Health Science Science Nursing NUR 200 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)