A parent became unemployed 6 months ago. The parent has subsequently been verbally abusive toward the spouse and oldest child. The child ran away twice, and the spouse has become depressed. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this family?
a. Impaired parenting related to verbal abuse of oldest child
b. Impaired social interaction related to disruption of family bonds
c. Ineffective community coping related to fears about economic stability
d. Disabled family coping related to insecurity secondary to loss of family income
ANS: D
Disabled family coping refers to the behavior of a significant family member that disables his or her own capacity as well as another's capacity to perform tasks essential to adaptation. The distracters are inaccurate because the stressors influence more than one individual.
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