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➤ CLINICAL EXAMPLE
Sharon, 43 years of age, is attending an outpatient treatment program for
alcohol abuse. She is divorced, and her two children live with their father.
Sharon broke up with her boyfriend of 3 years just last week. She recently was
arrested for the second time for driving while intoxicated, which is why she is
in this treatment program. Sharon tells anyone who will listen that she is “not
an alcoholic” but is in this program only to avoid serving time in jail.
- Identify two nursing diagnoses for Sharon.
- Write an expected outcome for each identified diagnosis.
- List three interventions for each of the diagnoses.