A Patient Who Has Been Diagnosed with Inoperable Lung Cancer

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient who has been diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer and has a poor prognosis plans a trip across the country "to settle some issues with sisters and brothers." The nurse recognizes that the patient is manifesting which psychosocial response to death?

• A) Restlessness
• B) Yearning and protest
• C) Anxiety about unfinished business
• D) Fear of the meaninglessness of one's life

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Definitions:

Materials Quantity Variance

The difference between the actual quantity of materials used in production and the quantity expected, multiplied by the standard cost per unit.

Standard Quantity

The expected amount of materials or input needed to produce a unit of output.

Actual Materials

The actual amount of materials used in the production process, measured in physical units or cost.

Standard Price

A predetermined cost for a unit of material, labor, or overhead anticipated in the budgeting process, against which actual costs are compared.