A 35-year-old women comes to the local health center with a large mass is her right breast
She has felt the lump for about a year but was afraid to come to the clinic because she was sure it was cancer. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient?
A) Self-esteem disturbance
B) Ineffective individual coping
C) Altered family process
D) Ineffective denial
Ans: B
Feedback: Ineffective individual coping is the inability to assess our own stressors and then make choices to access appropriate resources. In this case, the patient was unable to access health care even when she was aware the disorder could be life threatening. Option A, self-esteem disturbance, option C, altered family process, and option D, ineffective denial are all nursing diagnoses that are often associated with breast cancer, but her ineffective individual coping has created a significant safety risk and is, therefore, the most appropriate nursing diagnosis.
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