A child is being discharged from the hospital after a three-week stay following a motor vehicle ...

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Rationale 1: While all of the diagnoses might have been appropriate at some point, the current focus is the mother's anxiety about caring for the child at home. The priority of the nurse is relieving this anxiety.
Rationale 2: The child is being discharged, so this is not the priority diagnosis.
Rationale 3: The mother has shown appropriate care of the wounds, decreasing the likelihood of infection, so this diagnosis is not the priority.
Rationale 4: The mother has exhibited correct technique, so this is not the priority diagnosis.
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