A patient diagnosed with cancer has been receiving radiation treatments to shrink the tumor. After several weeks, the patient tells the nurse that she has not needed as much pain medication
What should the nurse consider when responding to this report? 1. The radiation treatments have probably reduced the pressure of the tumor on adjacent tissues.
2. The tumor is secreting pain-control chemicals initiated by the radiation.
3. The patient may be developing tolerance to the pain.
4. The patient is probably continuing to have pain but is benefiting from the placebo effect of taking action against the tumor.
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Rationale 1: Radiation treatments can help to reduce the symptoms of cancer by shrinking tumor size.
Rationale 2: Pain control chemicals are not secreted by the tumor or initiated by the radiation.
Rationale 3: The patient is not getting used to having pain.
Rationale 4: Radiation has physical effects that can reduce pain from the tumor.
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