The nurse making a care plan for a 10-year-old boy with hyperpituitarism identifies a disturbed self-image. The nursing diagnosis she would add to the nursing care plan would best be stated as "Disturbed self-image" related to:
1. lack of facial hair.
2. excessive height.
3. small genitalia.
4. skin eruptions on face.
2
A 10-year-old boy will be excessively tall for his age. There is no lack of hair or skin erup-tions associated with giantism. Most 10-year-old boys have small genitalia.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 962
OBJ: 4 TOP: Hyperpituitarism
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
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