The nurse is assigned to a child in a spica cast for a fractured femur suffered in an automobile accident. The child's teenage brother was driving the car,which was totaled

Question

The nurse learns that the father lost his job three weeks ago and the mother has just accepted a temporary waitress job. An appropriate diagnosis for this family is
1. Compromised Family Coping relatedto the effects of multiple simultaneous stressors.
2. Impaired Social Interaction (parentand child) related to the lack of family or respite support.
3. Interrupted Family Processes relatedto child with significant disability requiring alteration in family functioning.
4. Risk for Caregiver Role Strain relatedto child with a newly acquired disability and the associated financial burden.

Answer 1

Answer:1
Rationale:Compromised family coping related to the effects of multiple simultaneous stressors best fits the multiple crises to which this family is responding. The spica cast may require alteration in family functioning;however, fractures are generally not considered a significant long-term disability.Lack of family members and lack of respite support was not mentioned in the scenario. Diagnosis