A nurse is assessing an 11-month-old infant,and notes that the infant's height and weight are at the 5th percentile on the growth chart.Family history reveals that the two siblings are at the 50th percentile for height and at the 75th percentile for weight.Psychosocial history reveals that the parents are separated and are planning to divorce.Which of these nursing diagnoses takes priority?
A) Alteration in growth pattern related to parental anxiety
B) Alteration in growth pattern secondary to familial short stature
C) Nutritional intake: excessive secondary to maternal feeding patterns
D) At risk for constitutional growth delay as related to decreased appetite
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