A patient expresses fear of going home and being alone.Her vital signs are stable and her incision is nearly completely healed.The nurse can infer from the subjective data that

A) The patient can now perform the dressing changes herself.
B) The patient can begin retaking all her previous medications.
C) The patient is apprehensive about discharge.
D) Surgery was not successful.

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katia villalobos · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Subjective data include expressions of fear of going home and being alone.These data indicate that the patient is apprehensive about discharge.Expressing fear is not an appropriate sign that a patient is able to perform dressing changes independently.An order from a health care provider is required before a patient is taught to resume previous medications.The nurse cannot infer that surgery was not successful if the incision is nearly completely healed.

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