While Teaching a Patient Who Has a New Diagnosis of Acute

question 13

Multiple Choice

While teaching a patient who has a new diagnosis of acute leukemia about the complications associated with chemotherapy, the patient is restless and is looking away, never making eye contact. After the teaching, the patient asks the nurse to repeat all of the information. Based on this assessment, which nursing diagnosis is most likely for the patient?

• A) Risk for ineffective adherence to treatment related to denial of need for chemotherapy
• B) Acute confusion related to infiltration of leukemia cells into the central nervous system
• C) Risk for ineffective health maintenance related to anxiety about new leukemia diagnosis
• D) Knowledge deficit: chemotherapy related to a lack of interest in learning about treatment

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Definitions:

Visual Perception

The ability to interpret the surrounding environment using light in the visible spectrum reflected by the objects in the environment.

Prosopagnosia

A neurological disorder characterized by the inability to recognize faces.

Sensory Receptors

Specialized cells or structures that respond to external stimuli by generating nerve impulses.

Bottom-up Processing

An information processing approach where perception starts with the stimulus itself, building up to the final conceptual interpretation.