The nurse is preparing an educational program on risk factors for the development of prostate cancer. Which information will the nurse include as being the greatest risk factor for developing prostate cancer?
A) The client's age
B) A family history
C) A history of a vasectomy
D) A diet high in fat
Question 2
The wife of a patient with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) tells the nurse that she wishes her husband were eligible for hospice care but she thinks that hospice is only available for cancer patients.
She is also concerned that, even if he were eligible for hospice care, they couldn't afford it, they'd have medical personnel constantly underfoot, and her husband would have to switch healthcare providers. Which responses by the nurse are appropriate?
Select all that apply.
A) Inform her that a diagnosis of cancer is not required for hospice care.
B) Inform her that hospice care is very expensive.
C) Tell her that, even if her husband receives hospice care, he can remain under the care of his current physician.
D) Tell her that, even though her husband has end-stage COPD, he is not eligible for hospice care.
E) Inform her that all hospice programs provide 24/7 care.
Photograph illustrating the development of a fetus
Risk Factors for Developing Breast Cancer
Positive and negative selection during T-cell development.
28 Fetus Development
Embryonic development of shepherd’s purse (Capsella), a eudicot