A patient is in a hospice receiving palliative care for lung cancer. The cancer has metastasized to the liver and bones. The patient is experiencing dyspnea. What might the nurse do to help to relive the dyspnea the patient is experiencing?
A) A fluid bolus
B) High-flow oxygen to treat low oxygen saturation
C) High doses of opioids
D) Administer corticosteroids as ordered
Ans: D
Feedback: Bronchodilators and corticosteroids help to improve lung function as well as low doses of opioids. Low-flow oxygen often provides psychological comfort to the patient and family. This makes options B and C incorrect. Option A is incorrect; the scenario gives no indication that the patient has a fluid deficit that would require a fluid bolus.
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