The Client Will Be Undergoing Anticancer Therapy in the Home

question 6

Multiple Choice

The client will be undergoing anticancer therapy in the home setting. The nurse is preparing written educational materials for the client and family. In preparing the materials, the nurse's highest priority intervention is to:

• A) ensure that materials are written at a 10th-grade level.
• B) assess the learning needs of the client and family.
• C) provide information as an audio file as well as in written format.
• D) provide detailed information on each medication given.

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Definitions:

Body Temperature

The measure of the body's ability to generate and get rid of heat, reflecting the balance between the body's heat production and its heat loss.

Perspire

The process of sweating, or secreting fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, which helps to regulate body temperature.

Arousal Theory

A theory in psychology that suggests people are motivated to maintain an optimal level of arousal, neither too high nor too low.

Drive-Reduction Theory

A theory in psychology that explains motivation as being based on the goal of eliminating uncomfortable states.