During an assessment, a patient who is 5 months pregnant tells ...

[Mr. Wonderful]

During an assessment, a patient who is 5 months pregnant tells the nurse that she has to change her diet because she is just becoming too fat. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse use to guide interventions for the patient at this time?
 
  A) Powerlessness
  B) Imbalanced nutrition
  C) Deficient knowledge
  D) Disturbed body image

Question 2

Unlike fragile X syndrome, which affects primarily males, __________ (RS) is almost exclusively linked to female gender.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

[allisonblackmore]

Answer to Question 1

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The diagnosis of disturbed body image is the most appropriate because the patient is equating the weight gain of pregnancy as being fat. The patient may or may not have a knowledge deficit. There is no evidence to support the diagnosis of imbalanced nutrition. There is also no evidence to support that the patient is experiencing powerlessness.

Answer to Question 2

Rett syndrome
An estimated 1:10,000 to 1:15,000 females are affected. RS is characterized by an initial
period of normal development with symptoms emerging between the ages of 6 and 18
months. Social and intellectual development stops and seizures along with physical
disabilities emerge.