The nurse is caring for an older patient who is receiving palliative care. Which intervention is the highest priority for this patient?
1. Noninvasive testing
2. Pain management
3. Management of illness with medications
4. Invasive surgery
2. Pain management
Explanation: 1. Noninvasive testing is not an intervention typically associated with palliative care; this is an intervention for modified care.
2. Palliative care improves the quality of life of older adults and their families when facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness. This is achieved through prevention and relief from suffering, early identification, impeccable assessment, and treatment of pain.
3. Management of illness with medications is not an intervention with palliative care; this is an intervention for modified care.
4. Invasive surgery is not an intervention typically associated with palliative care; this is an intervention for modified care.
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