The number of serious injuries of children in a community has doubled in the past year. Based on this information, the most appropriate community nursing diagnosis is:
1. Noncompliance related to inappropriate use of child safety seats.
2. Injury, risk for related to inadequate use of bicycle helmets.
3. Altered Family Processes related to hospitalization of an injured child.
4. Knowledge, Deficient related to injury prevention in children.
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Rationale:
1. The incorrect use or non-use of child safety seats and non-use of bicycle helmets might be the appropriate diagnosis in specific situations, but the broader knowledge deficit is the most appropriate choice.
2. The incorrect use or non-use of child safety seats and non-use of bicycle helmets might be the appropriate diagnosis in specific situations, but the broader knowledge deficit is the most appropriate choice.
3. Based on the doubled injury rate, the most appropriate nursing diagnosis addresses the reason behind the increase in serious injuries, not the hospitalizations that occur afterward.
4. Knowledge Deficient related to injury prevention in children is the only diagnosis that is general to the problem as a whole, and is therefore the most appropriate community nursing diagnosis.
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