2. General nursing diagnoses in the older adult
1. Risk for loneliness related to isolation and loss of many friends and family members due to separation and death.
2. Self-care deficit related to inability to complete activities of daily living.
3. Impaired verbal communication related to hearing loss.
4. Fluid volume deficit related to low fluid intake.
5. Impaired skin integrity related to prolonged back-lying position and inability to turn self.
6. Body image disturbance related to physical changes associated with the aging process.
7. Sleep pattern disturbance related to concern about outcomes of pending diagnostic tests.