The Nurse Is Admitting a Newly Admitted Client and Notes

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse is admitting a newly admitted client and notes skin vitiligo,which is highly visible even from a distance.The client asks the nurse to place a "No Visitors" sign on the door the patient's room.The client states,"I hate the way my skin looks.Some people just stare at me." Which of the following nursing diagnoses should be incorporated into the client's plan of care?

• A)Defensive coping
• B)Risk for loneliness
• C)Deficient knowledge
• D)Disturbed body image

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Definitions:

Interpersonal Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that focuses on the patient's interpersonal relationships and social functioning to help improve psychological symptoms.

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are mental health conditions characterized by unhealthy eating habits, such as extreme overeating or undereating, often tied to psychological distress.

Symptom Reductions

The process of lessening the severity or frequency of symptoms of a disorder or illness through therapeutic intervention.

Life Positions

Concepts in transactional analysis referring to fundamental attitudes towards oneself and others, which can affect personal relationships and communication.