Which is the priority nursing diagnosis for a child whose parents are using complementary therapies with their child?
1. Injury, risk for
2. Parenting, altered
3. Family Processes, altered
4. Gas Exchange, impaired
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Rationale:
1. Injury, risk for is the priority nursing diagnosis when complementary therapies are in use, as the nurse must be concerned for the child's safety with respect to side effects, risks, and other implications of the therapy in use with traditional Western medical treatments
2. There is no indication the parents are using inappropriate parenting styles.
3. There is no indication this family has altered family processes. The use of complementary therapies does not mean their processes are unusual.
4. The use of complementary therapies does not indicate impaired gas exchange.
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