Author Question: A patient suffering from lung cancer experiences nausea and vomiting. When rendering palliative ... (Read 94 times)

sdfghj · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A patient suffering from lung cancer experiences nausea and vomiting. When rendering palliative care, the nurse knows that this type of care:

a. is only done in intensive care units.
b. is for the elderly.
c. requires an interdisciplinary team.
d. utilizes standard medical treatments to provide care.

Question 2

A nurse went into a patient's room at 0900, shortly after the patient was told that he or she had liver cancer. The patient asked the nurse to stay because he or she did not want to be alone.

The nurse stood very close to the patient, held the patient's hand, and told the patient that he or she had plenty of time. A few minutes later, the nurse thought to check the time on the wristwatch because the nurse was supposed to take another patient for a test at 0945 . The patient saw the nurse look at the wrist watch and told the nurse it was now okay to be alone. What was the most likely reason the patient said it was okay for the nurse to leave? a. Invasion of personal space
b. Verbal communication
c. Nurse's gesture
d. Intonation

lorealeza77 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Palliative care is practiced in any setting and focuses on the prevention, reduction, or relief of physical, emotional, social, and spiritual symptoms of disease or treatment at the end of life when cure is no longer possible. People of any age or diagnosis receive palliative care at any time and in any setting. Expert palliative care involves an interdisciplinary team composed of health care professionalsnurses, social workers, spiritual care professionals, nutritionists, physicians, psychologists, and pharmacists. Therapists who use complementary healing interventions (e.g., massage, music, healing touch, or aromatherapy) also work with palliative care

Answer to Question 2

C
The nurse's gesture of looking at the wrist watch most likely caused the request. Gestures alone carry specific meanings, or they may create messages with other communication cues. There was no invasion of personal space because the patient allowed the nurse to sit very close and hold hands. There was no inappropriate verbal communication (words or phrases), nor was there any inappropriate intonation (tone of voice).