A client recovering from a lumpectomy for breast cancer tells the nurse that she "feels ugly." For which nursing diagnosis should the nurse plan interventions?
1. Powerlessness.
2. Social Isolation.
3. Grieving.
4. Hopelessness.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: The client's feelings of being ugly do not support the diagnosis of Powerlessness.
Rationale 2: The client's feelings of being ugly do not support the diagnosis of Social Isolation.
Rationale 3: The diagnosis Grieving is appropriate, since the client is expressing a feeling related to a change in physical appearance.
Rationale 4: The client's feelings of being ugly do not support the diagnosis of Hopelessness.
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