The nurse has assessed a client who is to undergo gynecological surgery. Upon what will the nurse base the nursing diagnosis? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. The client's attitudes toward motherhood
2. The client's body image
3. The client's attitudes about sexuality
4. The client's long-term risk reduction
5. The client's use of acupuncture
1, 2, 3
Explanation: 1. Reproductive surgery may also be seen as a threat to femininity in any social or cultural group that emphasizes childbearing and motherhood.
2. Surgery to alter or remove reproductive organs may be perceived as a threat to self-concept. Body image is affected whenever a body part is lost.
3. Many women fear postoperative changes such as masculinization, weight gain, loss of sexuality, and permanent loss of the ability to have a child.
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a. Request that the client's spouse sit in the waiting room. b. Ask the spouse if he wishes to be present during the resuscitation. c. Suggest that the spouse begin to pray for the client. d. Refer the client's spouse to the hospital's crisis team.
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1. Actinic keratosis 2. Basal cell carcinoma 3. Malignant melanoma 4. Squamous cell carcinoma
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