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A 45-year-old client who recently underwent a mastectomy for breast cancer refuses to look at the surgical site and expresses feelings of unattractiveness and incompleteness. What is the priority nursing intervention?

A Encourage the client to join a support group for breast cancer survivors.
B Provide privacy and allow the client to process their feelings alone.
C Offer to gently change the dressing while discussing the client's feelings about body image.
D Reassure the client that their partner will still find them attractive.

✓ Correct Answer: Option C

Gently involving the client in wound care while discussing feelings helps to gradually confront the new body image in a supportive, therapeutic manner, facilitating acceptance and reintegration.

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