A patient with blindness related to a functional neurological (conversion) disorder says, "All the doctors and nurses in this hospital stop by often to check on me. Too bad people outside the hospital don't find me interesting." Which nursing diagnosis is most relevant?
A) Social isolation
B) Chronic low self-esteem
C) Interrupted family processes
D) Ineffective health maintenance

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The patient mentions that the symptoms make people more interested, which indicates that the patient believes he or she is uninteresting and unpopular without the symptoms, thus supporting the nursing diagnosis of chronic low self-esteem. Defining characteristics for the other nursing diagnoses are not present in this scenario.

A Patient with Blindness Related to a Functional Neurological (Conversion)