A nurse observes a mother talking softly to her newborn in the pediatric clinic waiting room. The mother is also caring for her twin 2-year-olds
The twins are running around the waiting room, and the mother yells at them three times within five minutes. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse formulate? 1. Impaired Attachment, risk for, parent/infant/child
2. Parent Anxiety related to demands of motherhood
3. Role Conflict: positive infant attachment; negative toddler attachment
4. Potential for injury of newborn related to out-of-control behavior of siblings
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Rationale:
1. There is no indication the mother is having difficulty attaching to her infant or older children.
2. This mother, now caring for a newborn and active twins, is displaying anxiety by yelling at the twins.
3. This scenario is more indicative of stress and anxiety than of lack of attachment.
4. There is no indication the newborn is in any danger due to the behavior of the twin siblings.
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