The nurse is performing a psychosocial assessment of a young man diagnosed with testicular cancer. Which does the nurse include as a priority in the assessment?
a. Encouraging the client to verbalize his thoughts and feelings to his health care provider
b. Assisting the client in locating a support group for men with testicular cancer
c. Asking the client to rate his fears of sexual deficiency on a scale of 1 to 10
d. Identifying all components of his support system, including his partner
D
Part of conducting a psychosocial assessment is determining who makes up the client's support system. It would be ineffective merely to refer the client to a support group, ask him to rate his fears of sexual inadequacy, or encourage him to discuss thoughts and feelings not with the nurse, but with his provider.
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