The nurse is caring for a 1-month-old girl with low-set ears and severe hypotonia who was diagnosed with trisomy 18. Which nursing diagnosis would the nurse identify as most likely?
A) Interrupted family process related to the child's diagnosis
B) Deficient knowledge deficit related to the genetic disorder
C) Grieving related to the child's poor prognosis
D) Ineffective coping related to stress of providing care
Ans: C
Grieving related to the child's prognosis is a diagnosis specific to this child's care. The prognosis for trisomy 18 is that the child will not survive beyond the first year of life. Ineffective coping related to the stress of providing care, deficient knowledge related to the genetic disorder, and interrupted family process due to the child's diagnosis could be appropriate for any family of a child with a genetic disorder.
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