A client has an IQ of 47. Which nursing diagnosis best addresses a client problem associated with this degree of IDD?
1. Risk for injury R/T self-mutilation
2. Altered social interaction R/T non-adherence to social convention
3. Altered verbal communication R/T delusional thinking
4. Social isolation R/T severely decreased gross motor skills
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Rationale: The appropriate nursing diagnosis associated with this degree of IDD is altered social interaction R/T non-adherence to social convention. A client with an IQ of 47 would be diagnosed with moderate intellectual developmental disorder and may also experience some limitations in speech communications.
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