Author Question: When medicating a client for cancer pain, the nursing goal should be to: a. avoid the use of ... (Read 26 times)

scienceeasy · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

When medicating a client for cancer pain, the nursing goal should be to:

a. avoid the use of narcotics for as long as possible
b. give the correct amount of medication in relation to the client's level of pain
c. medicate the client within 10 minutes of each request for pain medication
d. prevent pain rather than treat it after its occurrence

Question 2

The client is referred to a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. The physician will be a member of which branch of medicine?

a. immunity c. oncology
b. orthopedics d. neurology

adammoses97 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Pain can result from metastasis of cancer to the bone or obstruction of venous or lymphatic circulation; it usually does not occur until the client's cancer is in advanced stages. The effects of a client's pain are both physical and psychological. It is essential for the nurse and the family to try to prevent pain whenever possible, to rely on the client's self-report of pain, and to use prescribed medications and therapies to provide adequate pain relief.

Answer to Question 2

B
Orthopedics is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.