A High School Student Has Learned That She Cannot Graduate

question 5

Multiple Choice

A high school student has learned that she cannot graduate. Her boyfriend will be attending a college out of state that she planned to attend. She is admitted to a psychiatric unit after overdosing on Tylenol. Which is the priority nursing diagnosis for this client?

• A) Ineffective coping R/T situational crisis AEB powerlessness
• B) Anxiety R/T fear of failure
• C) Risk for self-directed violence R/T hopelessness
• D) Risk for low self-esteem R/T loss events AEB suicidal ideations

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