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The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Has Undergone

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The nurse is caring for a client who has undergone a radical vulvectomy for vulvar carcinoma. Which of the following nursing diagnoses is priority at this time?

The nurse is caring for a client who has undergone a radical vulvectomy for vulvar carcinoma. Which of the following nursing diagnoses is priority at this time?


A) Bathing self-care deficit related to pain
B) Risk for infection as evidenced by invasive procedure (contamination of the wound with urine and stool)
C) Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements related to insufficient dietary intake
D) Risk for ineffective sexual pattern as evidenced by impaired relationship with significant other (disfiguration caused by the surgery)

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