Question

A premature infant never seems to sleep longer than an hour at a time. Each time a light is turned on, an incubator closes, or people talk near her crib, she wakes up and cries inconsolably until held. The correct nursing diagnosis is ineffective coping related to

Answer 1

The correct nursing diagnosis is ineffective coping related to environmental stress

Step-by-step explanation:

The physical environment affects individuals in many ways, environmental stress refers to a negative subjective psychological response to an environmental stimulus (manifested as crying in this case).

Light and sound are adverse stimuli that add to an already stressed premature infant, the ineffective coping then is related to this environmental stress and the nurse must monitor the environment for sources of overstimulation.

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