CHAPTER ii

LIST OF PRIORITIZED PROBLEMS

Diagnosis Rank Cues Justification

ACUTE PAIN 1 Verbalization of It was highly

related to joint pain prioritized because
stiffness Pain scale of 7/10 base on Maslow’s
secondary to hierarchy of needs
aging. the physiologic
need was affected.
Pain may indicate a
more
deeper/underlying
disease and if
taken for granted it
can aggravate and
may lead to death.

2 I ranked this
RISK FOR History of fall, second because
INJURY related to Visual difficulty, base on types of
visual impairment. Arthritis, nursing diagnosis
Weather condition “risks” are likely to
happen and by
preventing it you
could avoid more
aggravated
situations.

3
READINESS FOR Express interest in I ranked this last
ENHANCED learning, because base on
KNOWLEDGE Describe previous the types of nursing
experience diagnosis
“readiness for
enhancement” was
already wellness
state and should
only be maintained
to prevent disease.