The Client Is Postoperative

question 25

Multiple Choice

The client is postoperative. The nurse is practicing healing touch with the client. Which of the following would the nurse evaluate as an expected outcome of healing touch?

• A) The wound is not approximated three days following surgery.
• B) The client reports pain as a "6" on a 0 to 10 pain scale.
• C) The client states that his anxiety following surgery has decreased.
• D) The client's temperature has remained at or below 100.4ºF

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Definitions:

Well-Being

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Material Resources

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Multi-Axial System

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DSM-5

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