A young school-age child is in the pediatric intensive-care unit (PICU) with a fractured femur and head trauma. The child was not wearing a helmet while riding his new bicycle on the highway and collided with a car. Which nursing diagnoses may be appropriate for this family? Select all that apply.

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These diagnoses address the emotional and psychological responses the family may experience: guilt for not ensuring safety, compromised coping due to the child's critical condition, conflict in parental roles due to the situation, and anger from feeling helpless.

A Young School-Age Child Is in the Pediatric Intensive-Care Unit