An 8-year-old client is diagnosed with cancer. What is the best assumption by the nurse?
1. Because of the client's age, there is no medicine available.
2. This is the leading cause of death in children younger than 15 years old.
3. Because of the client's age, there will be no pain involved.
4. Because of the client's age, the prognosis is positive.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Because of the client's age, there is no medicine available is incorrect because medical treatment of cancer often cannot offer a cure, but it is available to all.
Rationale 2: Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children younger than 15.
Rationale 3: Because of the client's age, there will be no pain involved is incorrect because cancer can be silent, producing no symptoms, until it is too large to cure. It sometimes requires painful and disfiguring surgery. It can occur at an early age, depriving patients of a normal life span.
Rationale 4: Because of the client's age, the prognosis is positive is incorrect because medical treatment of cancer often cannot offer a cure, but it is available to all.
Global Rationale: Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children younger than 15. Because of the client's age, there is no medicine available is incorrect because medical treatment of cancer often cannot offer a cure, but it is available to all. Because of the client's age, there will be no pain involved is incorrect because cancer can be silent, producing no symptoms, until it is too large to cure. It sometimes requires painful and disfiguring surgery. It can occur at an early age, depriving patients of a normal life span. Because of the client's age, the prognosis is positive is incorrect because medical treatment of cancer often cannot offer a cure, but it is available to all.
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