A Client Who Has Just Been Diagnosed with Cancer Is

question 13

Multiple Choice

A client who has just been diagnosed with cancer is quite upset and anxious. The nurse has formulated the following diagnosis: Anxiety, related to unfamiliarity of disease process, manifested by restlessness and tachycardia. This diagnosis is which of the following?

• A) Nursing diagnosis.
• B) Medical diagnosis.
• C) Collaborative problem.
• D) Judgmental.

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Definitions:

Spelled Correctly

Correct formation of words with the proper letters in their conventional order.

Look-alike/sound-alike Error

A mistake that occurs due to confusion between words that appear similar or sound similar but have different meanings.

Accept

To receive or take willingly something that is offered; to agree to or consent to a proposal or offer.

Outcome

The result or effect of an action, situation, or event.