You are the nurse giving palliative care to a patient with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). What is the primary goal of palliative care?
A) Improve the patient's and family's quality of life.
B) Support aggressive treatment for cure.
C) Provide physical support for the patient.
D) The patient may develop a separate plan with each discipline of the health care team.
A
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A client has taken a number of conventional and standard antipsychotic drugs over the years. The
physician, concerned about the client's lack of response to these drugs and the development of tardive dyskinesia, has prescribed risperidone. The nurse planning care for the client must consider that atypical antipsychotics a. are more readily available. b. are of higher potency. c. are less costly. d. produce fewer motor side effects.
A client who was held hostage during a recent war in the Middle East is diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). When developing a plan of care, the nurse should anticipate which nursing diagnosis as being appropriate for this client?
1. Disturbed body image related to trauma of imprisonment 2. Acute pain related to nerve damage secondary to torture 3. Self-care deficit related to refusal to bathe self 4. Anxiety related to flashbacks of torture
The nurse visits the home of client in a low-income community and notices that paint is flaking off the walls and forming a dust in the corners of some rooms
The nurse asks the client when the house was built, and she responds that it was built in 1959. Which contaminant should the nurse expect to find in this home? A) Lead B) Radon C) Asbestos D) Pesticide