The nurse identifies that a client has not met the expected outcome established for the nursing diagnosis Ineffective Individual Coping.What should the nurse do first?
A)Revise the nursing diagnosis.
B)Reassess the patient,looking for previously unknown stressors.
C)Rewrite the interventions used to address the problem.
D)Explore reasons why the outcome was not achieved.

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The nurse should first explore reasons why the outcome was not achieved. This will help the nurse to determine if the nursing diagnosis is still accurate, if the interventions were appropriate, or if there are other factors that need to be addressed.

The Nurse Identifies That a Client Has Not Met the Expected