The nurse is caring for a client who has just received a diagnosis of advanced oral cancer and has learned that a glossectomy with jaw resection will have to be scheduled
The client states to the nurse, "I would rather die than have half of my face removed. My life is over." Which is the best description of the client's response to the diagnosis? a. Refusal of any more treatment
b. Grief over the diagnosis
c. Acceptance of the diagnosis
d. Denial about the diagnosis
B
The client is grieving the loss of his health and present appearance. Because the client has just learned of the diagnosis and treatment, the client is reacting in a negative way. This behavior demonstrates grief, not necessarily refusal of treatment, nor denial or acceptance of the diagnosis.
You might also like to view...
A nurse works a great deal with refugees and is frustrated because, as a group, they don't seem to want to implement desired health behaviors. What action by the nurse would be most helpful?
A. Conduct a health screening and educational event each month. B. Provide written information in the group's native language. C. Teach selected group representatives to be lay health educators. D. Try to establish relationships within the refugee community.
The perinatal nurse obtains valuable information from a vaginal examination. Which of the following assessments from this examination should the nurse document? (Select all that apply.)
A. Extent of cervical dilation B. Fetal presentation C. Presence of cervical effacement D. Status of the amniotic membranes E. Strength of uterine contractions
A patient is angry and frustrated and is complaining bitterly to the nurse about these feelings. The nurse sits quietly and listens attentively, nodding occasionally. What Watson caritas process is the nurse using?
a. Creating a healing environment b. Developing helping, trusting, and caring relationships c. Practicing loving kindness d. Promoting and accepting positive and negative feelings
The purpose of a study was to determine the effectiveness of two different analgesic agents in controlling pain during menstruation in females ages 18 to 21 years. Researchers administer a self-reported pain scale on days 2 and 3 of the menses
You infer that this procedure is an example of which of the following? A) Test-retest reliability B) Random sampling procedures C) Internal validity of the study D) Construct validation