A client is having a penile shaft resection for advanced penile cancer. Which nursing diagnosis would be most important for the nurse to consider when planning care?
A) Altered Body Image
B) Anxiety
C) Risk for Incontinence
D) Risk for Sexual Dysfunction

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Many men are reluctant to seek help for medical conditions involving their genitals because they regard such problems as a potential threat to their sexuality or identity as a man. After delaying medical care for penile cancer, the man may present with ulcerated, complicated lesions that require extreme surgery such as penile shaft resection or penectomy. Such a radical procedure has dire psychosocial implications.

A Client Is Having a Penile Shaft Resection for Advanced