A nurse working with clients diagnosed with chronic impairment in cognition would recognize that a major diagnosis that addresses the needs of the client's family members would be:
a. Risk for Injury
b. Caregiver Role Strain
c. Self-esteem, Situational Low
d. Urinary Incontinence, Functional
B
A diagnosis reflective of the needs of family members of a client with chronic impairment in cognition would most likely be Caregiver Role Strain. Other family oriented diagnoses would include Role Performance, Ineffective; Coping: family, compromised; Coping: family, disabled. The other options listed are more reflective of the needs of the client.
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