A Patient Has Right-Sided Weakness and Aphasia as a Result

A patient has right-sided weakness and aphasia as a result of a stroke but is attempting to use the left hand for feeding and other activities. The patient's wife insists on feeding and dressing him, telling the nurse, "I just don't like to see him struggle." A nursing diagnosis that is most appropriate in this situation is

A) situational low self-esteem related to increasing dependence on others.
B) interrupted family processes related to effects of illness of a family member.
C) disabled family coping related to inadequate understanding by patient's spouse.
D) ineffective therapeutic regimen management related to hemiplegia and aphasia.

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