Appropriate nursing strategies for the nursing diagnosis "Family Coping, ineffective related to unanticipated adolescent pregnancy" would include:
1. Assess the support network of the client and family.
2. Assess the parenting skills of client and father of the baby.
3. Discuss the fears and concerns of the body image.
4. Discuss the importance of regular prenatal care.
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Rationale:
1. Once the nursing diagnosis of "Family Coping, ineffective related to unanticipated pregnancy" is made, the next step for the nurse is to plan how to facilitate improving the family's coping.
2. Coping with an unanticipated pregnancy is a complex psychosocial task, which requires communication, complete understanding of the situation, and the ability to make plans for the future, which includes the pregnancy. Only after the family has adjusted to the idea of this pregnancy is it appropriate to begin teaching parenting skills.
3. Body image concerns and prenatal care are individual and personal issues for the pregnant adolescent, not the family.
4. Body image concerns and prenatal care are individual and personal issues for the pregnant adolescent, not the family.
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