A patient has a history of smoking and now has painless hematuri
a. After a workup, the patient is told the diagnosis of bladder cancer. What action by the nurse is most important?
a. Allow the patient to verbalize feelings.
b. Educate the patient on care of an ileal conduit.
c. Teach the patient how to manage nausea.
d. Offer a social work referral to complete a living will.
A
The first intervention the nurse should provide is to be present for the patient and allow the ex-pression of feelings. It is too early to teach, the patient may or may not have an ileal conduit, and the patient may not be ready to complete a living will or other advance directive.
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