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The Nurse Is Assigned to Care for a Child in a Spica

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The nurse is assigned to care for a child in a spica cast for a fractured femur suffered in an automobile accident. The child's father was driving the car, which was badly damaged. In assessing the family, the nurse learns that the father just recently lost his job and the mother has been working through a "temp" agency. Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this family?


A) Compromised Family Coping related to the effects of multiple simultaneous stressors
B) Interrupted Family Processes related to child with a significant disability requiring alteration in family functioning
C) Caregiver Role Strain related to a child with a disability and the associated financial burden
D) Impaired Social Interaction (parent and child) related to the lack of family or respite support

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