The nurse differentiates for the family active and palliative care, in that active care is:
a. centered on symptom control.
b. focused on treatment for a cure.
c. not concerned with dying.
d. covered by health insurance.
B
Active treatment is aggressive care that aims to cure disease and prolong life.
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Which of the following is an example of a nonnormative life event?
1. Adoption of a child 2. Loss of a job 3. Marriage of a child 4. Retirement from work
The nurse is evaluating the client for conduction deafness in the right ear. In using Weber's test, the nurse appropriately places the tuning fork and confirms this type of deafness when:
1. Sound is not heard in either ear 2. Sound is heard best by the client in the left ear 3. Sound is heard best by the client in the right ear 4. Sound is reduced and heard longer through air conduction
You can make sedatives more effective if you ________ to the patient's concerns and fears with sympathetic understanding.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).