A Client Asks the Nurse If Eating Only Preservative- and Dye-Free

question 13

Multiple Choice

A client asks the nurse if eating only preservative- and dye-free foods will decrease cancer risk.What response by the nurse is best?

• A) "Maybe; preservatives, dyes, and preparation methods may be risk factors."
• B) "No; research studies have never shown those things to cause cancer."
• C) "There are other things you can do that will more effectively lower your risk."
• D) "Yes; preservatives and dyes are well known to be carcinogens."

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Definitions:

Psychosocial Stage

Stages of psychological and social development postulated by Erik Erikson, through which an individual progresses throughout their lifetime.

Identity Versus Identity Confusion

Erikson’s fifth developmental stage, which individuals experience during the adolescent years. At this time, adolescents examine who they are, what they are all about, and where they are going in life.

Initiative Versus Guilt

A stage in Erickson's psychosocial development theory where children learn to exercise independence and initiative, but may feel guilt when unsuccessful.

Psychosocial Stages

Erikson's theory that proposes eight stages of human development, each characterized by a different conflict that must be resolved for healthy psychological development.