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leo leo

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You are the nurse caring for an elderly Asian-American patient who speaks little English. How would you assess this patient's pain?
 
  A) Make a chart with English on one side and the patient's native language on the other.
  B) Use the regular 0-to-10 pain scale.
  C) Base your assessment on objective, physiological data.
  D) Have a translator come in every time you assess the patient, so you can document what the patient said.

Question 2

Elderly patients may need more support when facing a diagnosis of cancer than younger patients, because elders:
 
  A) Have a more pessimistic outlook on life.
  B) Have less faith in medicine.
  C) May only know about persons who were diagnosed with cancer years ago when treatment options were more limited.
  D) May not realize that a cancer diagnosis is often mistaken.


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Ksanderson1296

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C
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Elderly persons are likely to have known many cancer victims during their lives, and some of those victims died. Progress has been made in managing or curing some forms of cancer.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Gracias!

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