The Client Is a Single Parent Being Seen at an Employee

question 4

Multiple Choice

The client is a single parent being seen at an employee wellness clinic. The client tells the nurse he has three school-age children who participate in various activities. He states, "Every night, I am taking them to soccer practice, football practice, Girl Scouts. I have to fix dinner and then go over homework. I have no time for myself. I am so tired." The client exhibits tremors of his hands. Blood pressure is 140/88 mm Hg, heart rate is 98 beats/minute, and respirations are 30 breaths/minute. Data best supports which of the following nursing diagnoses?

• A) Stress Overload related to single parenting
• B) Defensive Coping related to inability to appraise stressors
• C) Hopelessness related to multiple responsibilities
• D) Disturbed Sleep Pattern related to anxiety

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.

Coefficient of Correlation

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.

Slope

The rate of change in the variable on the y-axis per unit change in the variable on the x-axis in a coordinate system; it quantifies the steepness of a line.

Least Squares Line

A linear equation that minimizes the sum of the squares of the differences between observed and predicted values.