Question

At the health clinic, a sexually active 15-year-old girl tells a nurse she's worried that her parents may find out about her sexual activity. "they would never approve," she says. the nurse should formulate which nursing diagnosis?

Answer 1

At the health clinic, a sexually active 15-year-old girl tells a nurse she's worried that her parents may find out about her sexual activity. "they would never approve," she says. the nurse should formulate which nursing diagnosis?



- Ineffective sexuality patterns related to parent's expectations
This girl is expressing concerns about the conflict between her parent's expectations and her own desires. Sexual activity is a normal experimental pattern for many adolescents, but this client verbalizes parental expectations against this behavior.