The client who has been found to have a mutation in the BRCA1 gene allele and an increased risk for breast and ovarian cancer has asked you to be present when she discloses this information to her grown daughter
What is your role in this situation? A. Primary health care provider
B. Genetic counselor
C. Client advocate
D. Client support
D
You are supporting the client emotionally while she tells her daughter the information she has learned about the test results. You are not interpreting the results nor are you counseling the client or her daughter about what steps to take next.
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Which of the following goals would the nurse most likely write for a client receiving palliative care?
1. Client will verbalize one or more reasons to comply with treatment regimen. 2. Client will eat at least 75% of all meals and drink 6-8 glasses of water per day. 3. Client or family will say staff is fulfilling client's wishes as much as possible. 4. Client will verbalize understanding of addiction and prevention of addiction.
The nurse is providing discharge instructions to an older adult client who is going home after having a total knee replacement
Which will the nurse include in the discharge teaching to decrease the client's risk for developing a thrombosis or pulmonary embolism? Select all that apply. A) Place pillows under the knees when in bed. B) Use compression stockings. C) Limit ambulation. D) Limit fluids. E) Continue with leg exercises.
A postpartum patient who is severely hearing impaired is silently holding the newborn. What should the nurse suggest the patient do when caring for the baby?
A) Avoid speaking to her newborn. B) Put on the television to make noise. C) Use a radio as a source of sound for the baby. D) Speak and sing to the child as care is being given.
The patient expresses concern that a new lesion may be melanoma, and the nurse assesses for the ABCD signs, including:
A) Collagen formation. B) Border irregularity or notching. C) Avascularity of the lesion. D) Depth of the color change.