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Following a Modified Radical Mastectomy for Cancer of the Breast

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Following a modified radical mastectomy for cancer of the breast in a 39-year-old woman,the physician recommends chemotherapy even though the lymph nodes were negative for cancer cells.The patient tells the nurse that she does not know what to do about chemotherapy because she has heard the side effects from the drugs are very uncomfortable.What nursing diagnosis would the nurse document that best reflects the patient's problem?


A) Anxiety related to prospect of additional cancer therapy
B) Fear related to uncomfortable side effects of chemotherapy
C) Decisional conflict related to lack of knowledge about treatment options and prognosis risks
D) Risk for ineffective therapeutic regimen management related to reluctance to consider additional treatment

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