The nurse caring for a client diagnosed with a terminal illness delivers palliative care when:
1. Providing immunizations to the client to prevent infection.
2. Providing a back massage to help the client relax and experience less pain.
3. Encouraging the client to ambulate to recover strength.
4. Teaching the client how to monitor blood glucose levels.
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Rationale: Palliative care is aimed at providing comfort rather than at prevention or resolution of disease. Back massage is a palliative intervention, while immunization and glucose monitoring are preventative, and ambulation is rehabilitative.
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