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SGallaher96

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A male patient with advanced leukemia is responding poorly to treatment. The nurse finds the patient tearful and trying to express his feelings, but he is clearly having difficulty. What would be the nurse's best response?
 
  A) Tell him that she'll leave for now but she'll be back in while.
  B) Offer to call pastoral care.
  C) Ask if he would like her to sit with him while he collects his thoughts.
  D) Tell him that she can understand how he's feeling.

Question 2

A nurse is aware of the important role that interferons (IFNs) perform in the normal function of the immune system. As well, the nurse has provided care for patients who have benefited from interferon therapy.
 
  IFN therapy is most likely to be effective in the treatment of which of the following patients?
  A) An 80-year-old man who is debilitated from Clostridium difficile-related diarrhea
  B) A 68-year-old woman who is being treated for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
  C) A 60-year-old man with motor and sensory deficits resulting from an ischemic stroke
  D) A 36-year-old woman who is in danger of developing sepsis after suffering full-thickness burns


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ergserg

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

C

Answer to Question 2

B


SGallaher96

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

shailee

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Wow, this really help

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