Author Question: Your client is currently hospitalized for a ruptured appendix. As a single parent with a 4-year-old ... (Read 63 times)

Marty · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Your client is currently hospitalized for a ruptured appendix. As a single parent with a 4-year-old child, your client is concerned about being unable to care for the child while the client is recovering from surgery.

What nursing diagnosis would be appropriate?
1. Parental role conflict
2. Comprised family coping
3. Interrupted family processes
4. Readiness for enhanced family coping

Question 2

The family of your client, an elderly person whose physical and mental condition has deteriorated, believed that they could no longer care for the client.

They thought that the client needed to be placed in a skilled nursing facility. The desired outcome is for the family to realistically appraise their situation and identify and prioritize the needs of each family member. This outcome is an example of planning for which nursing diagnosis?
1. Compromised family coping
2. Disabled family coping
3. Interrupted family processes
4. Readiness for enhanced family coping