The nurse gives the following description of a supportive medication:
1. Relieves the symptoms of a disease but does not affect the disease
2. Cures the disease
3. Assists with body function until other treatments or the body's response can take over
4. Destroys malignant cells
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Rationale: A palliative medication relieves the symptoms of a disease but does not affect the disease itself
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A nurse is providing bathing assistance to a young client who was seriously injured and is unable to care entirely for herself. Which of the following actions would be an example of Swanson's doing for process, in her theory of caring?
A) Touching the client's shoulder when she starts to cry B) Drying the client completely C) Allowing the client to wash her perineal area D) Seeing that the client is uncomfortable with the whole bathing process
Therapy with fluorouracil is associated with
A. mutagenicity B. bone marrow depression C. decreased immune response D. gastrointestinal and oral ulcerations E. all of the above
A priority nursing intervention to assist a preoperative patient in coping with fear of pain would be to:
a) Inform the patient that pain medication will be available b) teach the patient to use guided imagery to help manage pain. c) Describe the type of pain expected with the patient's partcular surgery. d) Explain the pain management plan, including the use of a pain intensity scale."
The nurse is providing care to a lesbian postpartum client and her life partner. Which nursing actions are appropriate when providing care to this couple? Select all that apply
1. Providing the couple with the same rights and care as those given to heterosexual couples 2. Educating the couple about heterosexual contraception during the postpartum period 3. Teaching the couple about when it is safe to resume sexual relations 4. Encouraging the couple to join a support group of other postpartum lesbian couples 5. Expecting the nonpregnant partner to assume the role of father