Which intervention is appropriate for a client receiving palliative care? (Choose all that apply.)
1) Surgical insertion of a device to decrease the workload of the heart in a patient awaiting heart transplantation
2) Administering intravenous dopamine to raise blood pressure of a patient with end-stage lung cancer
3) Providing moisturizing eye drops to an unconscious patient whose eyes are dry
4) Administering a medication to relieve the nausea of a patient with end-stage leukemia
ANS: 3, 4
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