A couple has delivered an infant with a serious genetic disorder. Which nursing diagnoses would likely apply to this family?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Altered Family Processes
2. Anticipatory Grieving
3. Anxiety
4. Ineffective Denial
5. Ineffective Management: Therapeutic Family Regimen
1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: The normal rhythms of this family have been disrupted.
Rationale 2: The family will grieve for the loss of a normal child.
Rationale 3: The time of the first diagnosis will be a time of great anxiety.
Rationale 4: Denial is a common coping mechanism for parents who have just been told their child has a disability.
Rationale 5: The family is more likely to be very attuned to prescribed therapies, especially at the time of initial diagnosis.
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