The nurse is planning care for a client with cancer. For which reason should the nurse recommend that the client increase the intake of omega-3 fatty acids?
a. Reduce diarrhea
b. Improve cachexia
c. Heal mouth ulcers
d. Prevent immunosuppression
b. Improve cachexia
Some research evidence demonstrates a benefit to adding EPA such as omega-3 fatty acids to other measures when treating clients with cachexia. Omega-3 fatty acids are not helpful to reduce diarrhea, heal mouth ulcers, or prevent immunosuppression.
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What would be the best way to promote understanding during the teaching session? A) Ask the patient to repeat the instructions carefully. B) Write the procedure out for the patient in simple language. C) Use an interpreter during the teaching session. D) Have the patient demonstrate the dressing change.
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a. From the testimony of an expert nurse b. By consulting with nursing faculty re-garding standards of care c. Conferring with a lawyer regarding mal-practice parameters d. By consulting the standards of The Joint Commissions
The nurse is initiating thyroid hormone therapy for a client. What symptom related to therapy should the nurse teach the client to report immediately?
A) Nausea B) Fever C) Angina D) Dizziness