The client says to the nurse, Do you think I have cancer? Which of the following would be a therapeutic response for the nurse to reply to the client?
a. You should ask your doctor about that.
b. You are worried about cancer?
c. Of course not.
d. I can't answer that until after the tests are completed.
Question 2
An adult client is visibly upset and angry. She states that the nurse must have gotten her nursing license from a cereal box. The most therapeutic initial response for the nurse to make would be:
a. You seem upset.
b. I went to a very fine nursing school.
c. Why are you so upset?
d. Don't be angry.
The progression and effects of cancer.
Pap smear. Cells of the cervix (shown in the center) change in appearance as they progress through
A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
To check pupillary reflexes the nurse first holds the penlight
Measuring the client’s weight with a standard platform scale
Cytotoxic T Cell Killing a Cancer Cell