The star quarterback on the high school football team is injured in a motorcycle accident. He will be unable to play football again. In planning his care, the nursing diagnosis for coping that you would use is:
1. Impaired physical mobility.
2. Situational low self-esteem.
3. Impaired social interaction.
4. Impaired comfort.
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Athletes who suffer injury can have low self-esteem.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1238
OBJ: 7 TOP: Self-Concept
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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