bddd256a_rsing_Diagnoses_Renal_Function__Nursing_Process
[Nursing diagnoses] Potential for injury related to weakness and confusion [Nursing Process] 
With renal dysfunction, as creatinine and BUN levels continue to rise, the patient is likely to experience fatigue, muscle weakness and nausea and vomiting. The person may have decreased mental awareness, including drowsiness and confusion. The nurse should assess the cognitive and physical capabilities of any patient with an increased creatinine and BUN to ensure safe care. Many of the problems with weakness that patients with renal dysfunction experience are due to anemia, as the damaged kidneys cannot produce a sufficient amount of the hormone erythropoietin to stimulate bone marrow production of red blood cells. The anemic patient with renal failure who experiences fatigue or dyspnea may have erythropoetin injections to increase his or her hematocrit.
Nursing Diagnoses/Renal Function
Nursing Process