A professor's 4-year-old child has a body temperature of 101.6° F, diarrhea, and complains of stomach pain. The professor is scheduled to teach three classes today. Which nursing diagnosis best applies to this scenario?
a. Decisional conflict
b. Unilateral neglect
c. Disabled family coping
d. Ineffective management of the therapeutic regimen
ANS: A
The caregiver is the focus of the nurse's attention. The professor is under stress, related to the conflict between his parenting and professional roles. This scenario presents a decisional conflict. No evidence suggests that family coping is disabled or that a therapeutic regimen is not managed. Unilateral neglect refers to the awareness of the body.
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