A Priority Nursing Intervention for a Postoperative Mastectomy Patient Is

question 14

Multiple Choice

A priority nursing intervention for a postoperative mastectomy patient is which of the following?

• A) Using therapeutic silence to encourage the patient to talk
• B) Using communication skills to clarify family and patient expectations
• C) Telling her that you know she will do fine because many other women have
• D) Rotating nursing personnel in the patient's care, so the patient can talk to many people

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