The client is postoperative. The nurse is practicing healing touch with the client. Which of the following would the nurse evaluate as an expected outcome of healing touch?
A) The wound is not approximated three days following surgery.
B) The client reports pain as a "6" on a 0 to 10 pain scale.
C) The client states that his anxiety following surgery has decreased.
D) The client's temperature has remained at or below 100.4ºF
Ans: C
Healing touch may reduce the client's anxiety, stimulate wound healing, relieve pain, and promote health. The wound not being approximated, pain level of "6", and temperature of 100.4ºF are not expected outcomes of healing touch.
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