A patient with an autoimmune disorder tells the nurse, "My family keeps telling me I don't look sick.". The nurse would choose which nursing diagnosis to help this patient?
1. Interrupted Family Processes
2. Ineffective Protection
3. Ineffective Coping
4. Social Isolation
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Rationale 1: The patient's family does not recognize a disease process based on the patient's physical appearance. Some autoimmune diseases manifest with subjective symptoms such as fatigue or with symptoms that are not obvious, such as hypotension or decreased renal function. The best nursing diagnosis for this patient would be Interrupted Family Processes.
Rationale 2: The patient's appearance of health indicates he or she is adequately protected.
Rationale 3: The question does not suggest a lack of coping by the patient or the family. Rather, the family does not recognize the patient's illness.
Rationale 4: The patient is interacting with family, and there is no data to suggest a lack of interaction with others.
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