The Nurse Is Providing Care to a 4-Year-Old Child Who

The nurse is providing care to a 4-year-old child who is recovering from an orthopedic injury in the hospital. The nurse notes there are two siblings who are ages 6 years and 1 year. The father is the primary caregiver, and the mother is the primary wage earner. During the assessment, the nurse notes that the 6-year-old seems to be the primary nurturer of the 1-year-old, while the father tends to the 4-year-old, and the mother talks on her cell phone. Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate for this family?

A) Compromised family coping r/t insufficient reciprocal support between the parents as evidenced by family behavior during hospital visits.
B) Risk for delayed development r/t lack of parental involvement as evidenced by family behavior, mother and siblings not interacting.
C) Ineffective family health management r/t family conflict as evidenced by mother's inability to interact with the child during hospitalization.
D) Interrupted family processes r/t hospitalized child as evidenced by lack of full family interactions during hospitalization.