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In creating the plan of care for a newly diagnosed breast cancer client, the nurse is concerned about pain control. The client has expressed an interest in relaxation therapy as a complementary pain therapy.
 
  The nurse knows that the best time to teach the client is:
  1. Immediately following the client's mastectomy
  2. Before giving pain medication to evaluate if the complementary therapy works
  3. Immediately preceding surgery
  4. When the client is comfortable

Question 2

The daughter of an 88-year-old female client tells the nurse that her mother has recently quit go-ing on walks in the neighborhood because of pain in her legs. Which of the following is the best response from the nurse?
 
  1. I would like to speak with your mother to get more information.
  2. Older people frequently suffer from arthritis that can cause leg pain.
  3. Your mother probably has poor circulation in her legs, which is causing the pain.
  4. She is lucky to be as healthy as she is at her age.



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jackie

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4
For effective relaxation, teach techniques only when the client is not distracted by acute discom-fort. The nurse would want to teach the client before the surgery so that the client could practice the technique before experiencing postsurgical pain.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
The presence of pain in an older adult requires aggressive assessment, diagnosis, and manage-ment. Pain is not an inevitable part of aging.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


mohan

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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