A Discharge plan for Diane is a 45-year old mother offour who, after a needle aspiration biopsy, was diagnosed as havinga malignant breast tumor, stage III. She is scheduled for amodified radical mastectomy. On assessment, her breast tissue had adimpling or “orange peel” appearance. Nursing Diagnosis included:(a) fear and ineffective coping related to the diagnosis and (b)disturbance in self-concept related to the nature of thesurgery.

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