A child is being discharged from the hospital after a 3-week stay following a motor vehicle accident
The mother expresses concern about caring for the child's wounds at home.She has demonstrated appropriate technique with medication administration and wound care. The priority nursing diagnosis is
1. Knowledge Deficit of Home Care
2. Altered Family Processes related tohospitalization
3. Parental Anxiety related to care ofthe child at home
4. Risk for Infection related to presenceof healing wounds
Answer:3
Rationale: While all of the diagnoses might have been appropriate at some point, the current focus is the mother's anxiety about caring for the child at home. The priority of the nurse is relieving this anxiety.
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