Four Days After a Patient Has Undergone a Craniotomy to Remove

question 17

Multiple Choice

Four days after a patient has undergone a craniotomy to remove an astrocytoma of the temporal lobe, the dressing is removed and the nurse finds the patient crying. The patient tells the nurse, "I look awful and feel even worse." The most appropriate nursing diagnosis for the patient is

• A) grieving related to the patient's ongoing fear of dying.
• B) disturbed body image related to postoperative change in appearance.
• C) ineffective denial related to unrealistic expectations about surgery.
• D) hopelessness related to emotional lability secondary to cerebral edema.

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