A 22-year-old college student is devastated to receive word that her recent testing for HIV has come back positive. The patient tearfully admits to the clinic nurse, "This isn't supposed to happen to me
I've got plans for my life, and this changes absolutely everything." What psychosocial nursing diagnosis should the nurse consider when interacting with this patient?
A) Altered growth and development related to diagnosis with HIV
B) Risk for loneliness related to HIV diagnosis
C) Disturbed body image related to diagnosis of HIV
D) Moral distress related to HIV diagnosis
A
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