A toddler was brought to the hospital with a broken humerus and upper arm bruising. The child's father states that he shook the child while disciplining him to teach him to be qui-et. An appropriate family-related nursing diagnosis is:
a. Anxiety related to physical abuse
b. Powerlessness related to inability to keep child quiet
c. Impaired parenting related to unrealistic expectations for child
d. Risk for impaired parenting related to harsh disciplinary methods
ANS: C
This diagnosis is supported by data in the scenario. Violence has occurred, so a risk diagnosis is not appropriate. The remaining diagnoses are not supported by data.
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