A family has revealed to the nurse that the father has begun to be verbally abusive to his wife and
physically abusive to his oldest son since he lost his job 3 months ago.
The son is threatening to run
away and the wife has developed increased anxiety. An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the family
would be
a. ineffective coping related to job loss.
b. impaired parenting related to father beating son.
c. caregiver role strain related to increased tension between parents.
d. disabled family coping related to use of verbal and physical abuse.
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. Option A:
Ineffective coping is inaccurate because more than one individual's coping is affected. Option B:
Impaired parenting deals with only a part of the problem. Option C: Caregiver role strain refers to
the caregiver's difficulty in performing family caregiver roles.
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