Under which grouping of human response patterns would the nursing diagnosis of Powerlessness be found?
a. choosing
b. communicating
c. perceiving
d. relating
C
Powerlessness would be included under the self-perception human response patterns. Other diagnoses included in this pattern are Body Image, Personal Identity, Hopelessness, Loneliness, and Self-Esteem (chronic or situational).
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