The Nurse Is Caring for a Group of Patients on the Medical-Surgical

question 29

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a group of patients on the medical-surgical unit.Which patient situation exemplifies difficulty in adapting to a change in body image?

• A) Traumatic amputation of the left leg in an industrial accident
• B) Hypothyroidism with coarse,dry,thinning hair and weight gain
• C) Recovering from gastric bypass surgery for obesity
• D) Recovering from a wound graft for peripheral vascular disease

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