The nurse is conducting an assessment of a client who has recently been diagnosed with HIV. Which of the following nursing diagnoses is typical of early-phase assessment?
A) Readiness for Enhanced Self-Concept related to the diagnosis of HIV/AIDS
B) Ineffective Health Maintenance related to failure to comply with medication regimen
C) Ineffective Denial related to unwillingness to accept diagnosis of HIV/AIDS
D) Impaired Mobility related to muscle wasting due to HIV/AIDS
Ans: C
Denial is a characteristic clinical phenomenon of early-phase HIV/AIDS. Impaired mobility and failure to comply with a medication regimen would be more likely to exist in later phases. Self-concept is more likely to be impaired rather than enhanced.
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