The Mother of an Adolescent with Multiple Medical and Developmental

question 11

Multiple Choice

The mother of an adolescent with multiple medical and developmental issues says to the nurse: "There are times that I think about just walking out of the house and not coming back." Which would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this mother?

• A) Caregiver Role Strain related to providing 24-hour care for a child with medical and developmental issues
• B) Risk for Injury (maternal) related to overwhelming demands of the medically fragile child
• C) Knowledge Deficit (maternal) related to nursing care of the child
• D) Health-seeking Behaviors (maternal) related to interest in learning to care for her child

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