A client has been diagnosed as having acute pain disorder associated with psychological factors
She became suddenly incapacitated by pain 3 months ago and has since been unable to provide her three children with an optimal level of parental support. The children report that "Dad tries, but things aren't as good as they were before Mom got sick." These data suggest the need to complete the nursing diagnosis:
1. Risk for loneliness
2. Decisional conflict
3. Interrupted family processes
4. Risk for delayed development
ANS: 3
Defining characteristics include changes in mutual support, availability of affective responsive-ness and emotional support, satisfaction with the family, somatic complaints, etc. The etiologic factor could be established as a shift in the health status of a family member. Data are not present to fully support the other options.
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