A child is being discharged from the hospital after a 3-week stay following a motor vehicle accident. The mother expresses concern about caring for the child's wounds at home
She has demonstrated appropriate technique with medication administration and wound care. Which nursing diagnosis is the priority in this situation?
1. Knowledge Deficit of Home Care
2. Altered Family Processes Related to Hospitalization
3. Parental Anxiety Related to Care of the Child at Home
4. Risk for Infection Related to Presence of Healing Wounds
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale: While all of the diagnoses might have been appropriate at some point, the current focus is the mother's anxiety about caring for the child at home. The priority of the nurse is relieving this anxiety.
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