The mother of an adolescent with multiple medical and developmental issues says to the nurse: "There are times that I think about just walking out of the house and not coming back." Which would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this mother?
1. Caregiver Role Strain related to providing 24-hour care for a child with medical and developmental issues
2. Risk for Injury (maternal) related to overwhelming demands of the medically fragile child
3. Knowledge Deficit (maternal) related to nursing care of the child
4. Health-seeking Behaviors (maternal) related to interest in learning to care for her child
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Explanation:
1. This diagnosis describes the effect of this child's care on the mother.
2. There is no indication of a risk for injury in the stem.
3. This question does not indicate a lack of knowledge by the mother but frustration due to the daily demands of caring for her child.
4. There is no indication in the stem that the mother wants to learn more about medical care for her child.
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