Your client is a 40-year-old who was injured at work and developed chronic, intractable back pain that has forced the client to go on disability
The client does not want friends to see the client disabled and so refuses to socialize with them. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be appropriate?
1. Ineffective coping
2. Hopelessness
3. Disturbed body image
4. Chronic pain
ANS: 3
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