A patient who has been hospitalized for a heart attack tells the nurse, "I didn't sleep last night because I worried about missing work and losing my insurance coverage." Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate to include in the plan of care?

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The information about the patient indicates that anxiety is an appropriate nursing diagnosis. The patient data do not support defensive coping, ineffective denial, or risk prone health behavior as problems for this patient.

A Patient Who Has Been Hospitalized for a Heart Attack