A patient who has lung cancer calls the clinic reports facial and neck swelling severe enough so that shirts no longer fit. What question by the healthcare professional there would be most appropriate?
a. “Have you gained weight recently?”
b. “Are your feet and ankles swollen?”
c. “Does your voice sound hoarse?”
d. “When was your last chemotherapy?”
Answer: c. “Does your voice sound hoarse?”
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A client approaches the unit charge nurse and states he wants to talk to the mental health advocate
immediately about getting released. The unit has no pay phone and agency policy does not permit clients to enter the nurses' station. The nurse should a. tell the client to secure a physician's order to leave the unit to make the call. b. give the client a pen and paper and ask him to write the advocate. c. document the request in the client's medical record. d. call the advocate and convey the client's request.
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a. 24 hours b. 36 hours c. 48 hours d. 72 hours