All of the patients listed have cancer and are receiving chemotherapy. Which patient does the nurse evaluate as having the highest probability for a remission?

Question

1. The patient with a support group of cancer survivors
2. The patient who is also seeing a psychiatrist for treatment of depression
3. The wealthy patient who can afford the best medical care available
4. The patient who is a former physician

Answer 1

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Rationale 1: Positive attitudes and high expectations toward therapeutic outcomes in the patient may influence the success of pharmacotherapy. The support group of cancer survivors would provide the best support and the highest probability for a positive outcome.
Rationale 2: Treatment for depression might help the outcome, but this patient would not have as high a probability for remission as the patient with another resource.
Rationale 3: A wealthy patient can afford the best medical care, but this patient may not have good psychosocial support.
Rationale 4: A former physician may have a sound knowledge base about cancer, but this patient might not have good psychosocial support.
Global Rationale: Positive attitudes and high expectations toward therapeutic outcomes in the patient may influence the success of pharmacotherapy. The support group of cancer survivors would provide the best support and the highest probability for a positive outcome. A wealthy patient can afford the best medical care, but this patient may not have good psychosocial support. Treatment for depression might help the outcome, but this patient would not have as high a probability for remission as the patient with another resource. A former physician may have a sound knowledge base about cancer, but this patient might not have good psychosocial support.