Patient Teaching for Patients with Colorectal Cancer Would Include

question 29

Multiple Choice

Patient teaching for patients with colorectal cancer would include

• A) avoiding discussion of the side effects of treatment so as not to frighten the patient.
• B) limiting the patient's time to ask questions so that he or she does not become anxious.
• C) informing the patient that family members have increased risk and should undergo screening.
• D) all of the above.

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Definitions:

Assumptions

Beliefs or statements taken for granted without proof.

Phenomena

Observable events or occurrences that can be investigated scientifically to understand their underlying principles.

Theory

An organized system of assumptions and principles that purports to explain a specified set of phenomena and their interrelationships.

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The doctrine that anyone who participates in human research must do so voluntarily and must know enough about the study to make an intelligent decision about whether to take part.