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Following Diagnosis of Osteosarcoma, a 14-Year-Old Girl Has a Below-The-Knee

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Following diagnosis of osteosarcoma, a 14-year-old girl has a below-the-knee amputation. The girl has had trouble accepting the reality of her amputation. Which behavior, when observed by the nurse, indicates she is beginning to accept the amputation?


A) The girl complains of pain in the missing leg.
B) When physical therapy comes, she is willing to have her temporary prosthetic applied and attempts crutch training.
C) Prior to visiting hours, she asks to be helped to a wheelchair with a blanket over her legs.
D) When the nurses change the dressing on the stump, she watches the dressing change.

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