The nurse cares for critically ill patients in a busy trauma unit. The nurse manager has instituted a program to incorporate principles of palliative care into the care of all patients in the unit. What is the best reason for this inclusion?
A) Most of the patients in critical care will die, so palliative care will be necessary.
B) Primary palliative care focuses on relief of suffering and improvement of quality of life.
C) This action has been mandated by the nurse manager and must be implemented.
D) Palliation is another way of managing pain control in critical care.
B
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A) Children's belief that they like to be similar to other children of the same age B) Children's view of themselves as becoming independent from adults C) Offering incentives to students for modeling positive food choices D) Proposed monitoring of children's behavioral changes by the local PTA
A nurse is working to develop a health education program for a local community to address breast cancer awareness. Which of the following would the nurse expect to include when describing this problem to the group? Select all that apply
A) White women have higher rates of breast cancer than African American women. B) African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer at any age. C) Survival at any stage is worse among White women. D) Women living in South America have the highest rates of breast cancer. E) Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in women.
A key part of the nursing process when caring for a client who is receiving immunosuppressant therapy should be to
1. assess nutritional status. 2. monitor vital signs. 3. assess renal function. 4. monitor liver function studies.
Life expectancy for American men is
a. Longer than for American women b. Similar to that of men in other developed countries c. Lower than in most other developed countries d. Higher than in most other developed countries