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

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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.

A Patient Expresses Fear of Going Home and Being Alone