Question: Ms. C. Is A 48-year-old Female Who Recently Underwent A Modified Radical Mastectomy. Ms. C. Confides In Her Nurse That She Feels Ugly And Unattractive And She Refuses To Look At Her Incision. What Would Be A Helpful Approach By The Nurse? In Assessing Ms. C., The Nurse Notes Her Holding Her Left Arm Guardedly In An Adducted Position. She Does Not Use …

Ms. C. is a 48-year-old female who recently underwent a modifiedradical mastectomy.

1. Ms. C. confides in her nurse that she feels ugly andunattractive and she refuses to look at her incision. What would bea helpful approach by the nurse?
2. In assessing Ms. C., the nurse notes her holding her left armguardedly in an adducted position. She does not use it foractivities of daily living. What should effective patient teachinginclude?
3. What should be in included in discharge teaching for Ms. C. toprevent trauma and infection of her left arm?