A community health nurse meets with a 15-year-old single mother to teach a tube-feeding technique to her infant. The teen's mother is present. The nurse notes that the young mother is hesitant to try the feeding technique and does not ask questions. During the feeding, the teen mother almost drops the feeding tube and is scolded by her mother for being clumsy. Based on this initial information, which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate?

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The young mother's hesitance to try the feeding technique, lack of questions, and almost dropping the feeding tube along with being scolded by her mother indicate a situational low self-esteem related to lack of experience, criticism, and role uncertainty. There is no evidence of anxiety, impaired social interaction, or ineffective family coping in this scenario.

A Community Health Nurse Meets with a 15-Year-Old Single Mother