The nurse working on a surgical unit would be most likely to assess signs consistent with the diagnosis of Body image disturbance in a client with which of the following health problems?
1. removal of a breast due to cancer
2. vascular surgery of the leg
3. removal of the gallbladder
4. wrist surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome
ANS: 1
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