The client is a 64-year-old man with late-stage small cell lung cancer being cared for in the home by his 63-year-old wife. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority for you as the home care nurse in teaching the wife how to manage symptoms?
A. Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements related to fatigue and in-creased metabolism
B. Constipation related to decreased activity and medication regimen
C. Activity Intolerance related to dyspnea and fatigue
D. Acute Pain related to metastasis
D
Although all the listed nursing diagnoses are important issues, effective pain management is the most important issue for this client and family. The home care nurse must serve as a client advo-cate and ensure that all appropriate measures for management of intractable, severe pain are im-plemented.
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Newborns usually have a bowel movement:
a. 3 times a day. b. 6 times a day. c. With every feeding d. In the morning and at bedtime