A client who is experiencing infertility says to the nurse, “I feel I will be...

Of the nursing diagnoses listed, the client’s statement most represents Body Image Disturbance because it

directly refers to loss of the function of having a child. Nothing in the statement indicates that the client is at

risk for harming herself. Ineffective Role Performance could be correct but is not the best choice because the

statement does not reflect a disruption of the parent’s role. Powerlessness could be an appropriate nursing

diagnosis if the client described feeling powerless about the infertility.Health Promotion and Maintenance