A patient with blindness related to conversion (functional neurological) disorder says, "All the doctors and nurses in the hospital stop by often to check on me. Too bad people outside the hospital don't find me as 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. This indicates that the patient feels 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 the scenario.

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