A Priority Nursing Intervention for a Patient Who Has Undergone

question 6

Multiple Choice

A priority nursing intervention for a patient who has undergone a mastectomy 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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