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Ebrown

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Pain at the end of life is complex and multifactorial, and prevalence varies according to diagnosis and other factors. A client has somatic pain. How is this type of pain typically described?
 
  A) Burning, electrical, or tingling
  B) Gnawing, cramping, or aching
  C) Aching, throbbing, or stabbing
  D) Electrical, cramping, throbbing

Question 2

The nurse cares for many clients who have serious illnesses. The best candidate for hospice care is the client with
 
  A) Brain cancer who is expected to live 3 months and who is not pursuing aggressive treatment
  B) Congestive heart failure who is expected to live 9 months and who is not pursuing aggressive treatment
  C) Lung cancer who is expected to live 1 month and who is pursuing radiation therapy
  D) Stroke who is expected to live only a few more hours unless emergency brain surgery can remove a clot


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mcinincha279

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
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Somatic pain is characterized by aching, throbbing, or stabbing. Neuropathic pain is often described as burning, electrical, or tingling. Visceral pain is characterized by gnawing, cramping, or aching.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
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In the early 1980s, Congress added a hospice benefit to the Medicare program that was designed to support dying clients with an expected prognosis of less than 6 months to live if the disease ran its usual course. When two physicians determine that a seriously ill client has 6 months or less to live, and the dying person and family agree to provide care and comfort as opposed to aggressive medical intervention, loved ones often seek hospice.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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