The nurse is working with a client who had his testes surgically removed as part of treatment for testicular cancer. The treatment had a profound impact on his self-image. An important area of health restoration for this client would be:
1. Encouraging him to join a support group.
2. Referring him to a marriage counselor.
3. Hormone therapy.
4. Antidepressant medications.
Answer: 1
Explanation: 1. Health restoration for men is directed at those disorders that influence men's health in some ongoing manner or that have a likelihood of recurrence. The goals of rehabilitation are to assist men in coping with the continuing manifestations of illness and to reduce the likelihood of future episodes of an illness. An important area of health restoration prevention involves encouraging men to join support groups. Marriage counseling, hormone therapy, and antidepressant medication are not actions to support health restoration for this client.
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