Select the priority nursing diagnosis for a client with a Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score of 10
1. Risk for Impaired Social Interaction
2. Risk for Injury
3. Knowledge Deficit
4. Risk for Communication Deficit
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Rationale: The client with a GAF of 10 manifests persistent danger of severely hurting self or others. In this case, the nurse wants to prevent the occurrence of an injury; therefore, the risk for injury supersedes the risk for impaired social interaction, risk for communication deficit, and knowledge deficit.
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