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A home health nurse is working with a client who has had to quit his job after a serious injury and whose future employability is uncertain.The client states that his life has no meaning or purpose anymore and that he feels lonely and abandoned.What is an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client?


Definitions:

Libido

in psychoanalytic theory, refers to the sexual or life drive that motivates individuals to seek pleasure and avoid pain.

Stimuli for Instincts

External or internal inputs that trigger natural, instinctive responses in an organism.

Hunger

The physical sensation or condition of needing food, driven by the body's need for nutritional intake.

Thirst

A basic physical sensation of needing to drink liquids.

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