The nurse is caring for a group of patients on the medical-surgical unit. Which patient is most likely to experience the most difficulty in adapting to a change in body image? The patient:
1) Who suffered a traumatic amputation of the left leg in an industrial accident.
2) With hypothyroidism who has coarse, dry, thinning hair, and weight gain.
3) Who is obese and who underwent gastric bypass surgery.
4) With peripheral vascular disease who required a wound graft.
ANS: 1
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