The nurse is counseling the family of a patient diagnosed with ...

[anshika]

The nurse is counseling the family of a patient diagnosed with lung cancer about discharge instructions. The daughter remarks that the patient never smoked and wonders why the cancer occurred. What is the nurse's best response?
 
  1. It could have been caused by a high-sodium diet.
  2. Your father may not be telling the truth about smoking.
  3. There may have been a genetic predisposition.
  4. Be more concerned about caring for him than why it happened.

Question 2

A patient tells the nurse he has a cold every spring that lasts a few weeks. The nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing which condition?
 
  1. acute viral rhinitis
  2. allergic rhinitis
  3. vasomotor rhinitis
  4. atrophic rhinitis

[mceravolo]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2
Allergic rhinitis, or hay fever, results from a sensitivity reaction to allergens such as plant pollens. It tends to occur seasonally. Acute viral rhinitis is the common cold. The etiology of vasomotor rhinitis is unknown. Although its manifestations are similar to those of allergic rhinitis, it is not linked to allergens. Atrophic rhinitis is characterized by changes in the mucous membrane of the nasal cavities.