The labor and delivery nurse is caring for a patient whose labor is being induced due to fetal death in utero at 35 weeks' gestation. In planning intrapartum care for this patient, which nursing diagnosis is most likely to be applied?
1. Powerlessness
2. Ineffective Elimination
3. Effective Family Coping
4. Energy Field Disturbance
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Rationale 1: Powerlessness is commonly experienced by families who face fetal loss.
Rationale 2: Ineffective elimination is not related to fetal loss.
Rationale 3: Ineffective family coping is more likely to occur than effective family coping.
Rationale 4: Energy field disturbance is not related to fetal loss.
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