A nurse is caring for a client who asks if chemotherapy could cause him or her any harm. Which nursing response demonstrates the use of veracity?
A) No, chemotherapy should not cause you any harm.
B) Yes, chemotherapy can have serious side effects.
C) Chemotherapy can cause a few problems, but nothing to be worried about.
D) The physician will need to tell you more about this.
Question 2
A client has an anxiety disorder. The client reports, My friend has a similar problem with anxiety and her therapist used gradual exposure to things that made her increasingly more anxious.
Which technique was the friend's therapist most likely using?
A) Extinction
B) Covert sensitization
C) Systematic desensitization
D) Reciprocal inhibition
NURSE
A physician is performing a colonoscopy on a client and viewing the internal structures of the colon
To increase pressure using body weight, lean on your client.
Approaching the client for the ophthalmoscopic exam
Principles of Pediatric Nursing: Caring for Children (Ball et al.)
Cell kill and chemotherapy