The pediatric nurse is caring for an adolescent with cancer. The parents are interested in complementary therapies and tell the nurse that their daughter has had previous experience with taking supplemental vitamins and practicing yoga.
The nurses' best response is:
A) Cancer patients usually do not take vitamin supplements or participate in yoga.
B) Cancer patients should be encouraged to take vitamin supplements and participate in yoga.
C) Cancer patients can benefit from yoga and vitamin supplements. I will ask the physician to review this.
D) Cancer patients can be harmed by complementary therapies. I strongly recommend against taking vitamin supplements or practicing yoga.
Question 2
The research roles of nurses involved in research programs vary with respect to their degrees. Which of the following would be a research role for a nurse with a baccalaureate degree?
A) Influencing the selection of the most appropriate data collection method
B) Helping to identify clinical problems requiring research
C) Appraising the clinical importance of research findings
D) Designing research for theory generation or theory testing
The nurse needs to inform the patient with impaired vision when a touch is to occur and ask permissi
C, A nurse can also administer the medication by setting the dose and rate with an electronic infusi
Cancer cell.
Measuring Pediatric Vital Signs
Cancer Survival Rates According to Psychological Response to Diagnosis
Leading Sites of Cancer Deaths in the United States, 2013