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clmills979

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A patient being treated for prostate cancer calls the clinic to report severe back pain. What action by the nurse is best?
 
  a. Advise the patient to take his pain medi-cation.
  b. Tell the patient to come in to the clinic today.
  c. Make an appointment for the patient next week.
  d. Encourage the patient to rest and use moist heat.

Question 2

A patient has a history of smoking and now has painless hematuri
 
  a. After a workup, the patient is told the diagnosis of bladder cancer. What action by the nurse is most important?
  a. Allow the patient to verbalize feelings.
  b. Educate the patient on care of an ileal conduit.
  c. Teach the patient how to manage nausea.
  d. Offer a social work referral to complete a living will.


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meltdown117

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

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Prostate cancer can metastasize to the bones including the spine. If this happens, spinal cord compression can occur. The patient is advised to come into the clinic today for evaluation. The other options are not appropriate.

Answer to Question 2

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The first intervention the nurse should provide is to be present for the patient and allow the ex-pression of feelings. It is too early to teach, the patient may or may not have an ileal conduit, and the patient may not be ready to complete a living will or other advance directive.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 11, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jul 11, 2018
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