A nurse is caring for a patient admitted preoperatively for a bilateral mastectomy. Which statement indicates that this patient is still in the shock phase of adjustment to her diagnosis?
1. "I can't understand why this is happening to me.".
2. "I am so happy that my daughter graduates from high school this year.".
3. "I know that breast cancer is now part of my life.".
4. "I can't believe that I need to lose both of my breasts.".
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Rationale 1: In the shock phase, a woman makes statements such as this.
Rationale 2: Looking at the future is part of the recovery phase.
Rationale 3: Acknowledging cancer as part of one's life is the reorientation phase.
Rationale 4: In the reaction phase, a woman deals with the impending loss of the breasts.
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