Nursing Diagnoses
Nursing diagnoses for the female patient with cancer of the reproductive system include, but are not limited to, the following:
Anxiety related to threat of a malignancy and lack of knowledge about the disease process and prognosis
Acute pain related to pressure secondary to an enlarging tumor
Disturbed body image related to loss of body part and loss of good health
Ineffective sexuality pattern related to physiologic limitations and fatigue
Ineffective breathing pattern related to presence of ascites and effusions
Griving related to poor prognosis of advanced disease