A client who has experienced a long history of violence in the home tells the nurse: There is no way out for me; my partner will never change. What nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate for this statement?
A) Risk for Powerlessness related to inability to have control over self
B) Defensive Coping related to dysfunctional family system
C) Risk for Violence related to low tolerance for frustration
D) Self-care Deficit related to partner's violence
Question 2
A 9-year old tells the community nurse that her mother keeps her at home to take care of her 3-month-old brother.
The client feels that her mother does not like her much, that she calls her daughter stupid and says she can never do anything right. What type of abuse do these signs indicate? A) Physical abuse
B) Emotional abuse
C) Economic abuse
D) Interpersonal abuse
A nurse prepares a client for anesthesia and surgery.
Client receiving hemodialysis.
Martha Rosler, Gladiators, from the series House Beautiful: Bringing the War Home. 2004
Client files are kept in alphabetical order in locked file cabinets.