The nurse is providing care for the family of a child who is diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Which priority nursing diagnosis should the nurse include in the plan of care?
1. Anticipatory Grieving
2. Risk for Impaired Parenting
3. Compromised Family Coping
4. Parental Role Conflict
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Explanation:
1. AIDS is not curable, so the problem nurses can anticipate, for all families, is Anticipatory Grieving.
2. AIDS is not curable, so the problem nurses can anticipate, for all families, is Anticipatory Grieving. Risk for Impaired Parenting might be present, but further information is needed to anticipate this problem.
3. AIDS is not curable, so the problem nurses can anticipate, for all families, is Anticipatory Grieving. Compromised Family Coping might be present, but further information is needed to anticipate this problem.
4. AIDS is not curable, so the problem nurses can anticipate, for all families, is Anticipatory Grieving. Parental Role Conflict might be present, but further information is needed to anticipate this problem.
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