The nurse has completed gathering data on a client who is seeking assistance with nicotine addiction. Which of the following is the nurse likely to choose as a nursing diagnosis for this client?
1. Ineffective Individual Coping
2. Disturbed Body Image
3. Decisional Conflict
4. Situational Social Isolation
1. Ineffective Individual Coping
Rationale:
The nurse should anticipate that the client with an addiction may need support related to ineffective coping when trying to quit smoking. Smoking cessation support includes helping the client cope with stressors in order to be successful. There is no evidence that is the client has a disturbed body image or experiences decisional conflict or social isolation.
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