A breast cancer survivor has chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment. Which area should the nurse assess?
a. Pain
b. Grief
c. Nightmares
d. Short-term memory
ANS: D
Breast cancer survivors report having difficulty with short-term memory, focusing, working, reading with comprehension, and driving with chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment (CRCI). Pain occurs with other long-term effects of cancer survival but does not occur with CRCI. Grief and nightmares occur with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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