While doing a health history, a client tells you that her mother, grandmother, and sister died of cancer. The client wants to know what she can do to keep from getting cancer. What would be your best response?
A) "You can't prevent cancer, but you can have your blood analyzed for tumor markers to see what your risk level is."
B) "If you eat right, exercise, and get enough rest, you can prevent breast cancer."
C) "With your family history, there is nothing you can do to prevent getting cancer."
D) "Cancer often skips a generation, so don't worry about it."
A
Feedback:
Specialized tests have been developed for tumor markers, specific proteins, antigens, hormones, genes, or enzymes that cancer cells release. Options B and C are incorrect, and giving the client these responses would be giving inaccurate information. Options D is incorrect because it minimizes and negates the clients concern.
You might also like to view...
A nurse is placing a client in Fowler's position. What should she teach the family about this position?
A) "Use at least two big pillows to support the head." B) "Cross the arms over the client's abdomen." C) "Do not raise the knees with the knee gatch." D) "Keep the hands lower than the rest of the body."
A client with a phobia will be treated for the condition using a behavior modification technique known as systematic desensitization. The nurse describes the components of this form of therapy to the client and instructs the client that:
1. The client will talk to himself or herself to control actions more effectively. 2. The client will take medication daily to control the condition. 3. The client will be introduced to short periods of exposure to the phobic object while in a relaxed state. 4. The client will meet with others with the same problem in a support group that focuses on the client's phobia.
Which psychiatric disorder would a nurse expect to see diagnosed in a client's later life?
A. Schizophrenia B. Major depressive disorder C. Phobic disorder D. Dependent personality disorder
It is estimated that by the year 2020, there will be a significant nursing shortage. One of the biggest contributing factors to this shortage is
A) an overproduction of nurses prepared at the ASN and LPN levels. B) an aging workforce. C) too few nurses prepared at the graduate level for care delivery. D) a lack of nursing faculty to teach in nursing education programs.