The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with End-Stage Pancreatic

question 14

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client with end-stage pancreatic cancer.The client asks the nurse,"Why is this happening to me?" Which is the nurse's best response?

• A) "I don't know. I wish I had an answer for you, but I don't."
• B) "It's important to keep a positive attitude for your family right now."
• C) "Scientists have not determined why cancer develops in certain people."
• D) "I think that this is a trial so you can become a better person because of it."

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Definitions:

Cognition

The brain's process of absorbing knowledge and achieving understanding through thought experiments, real-life experiences, and sense perception.

Communicating

The process of conveying information or expressing ideas and feelings to others through verbal, non-verbal, written, or digital means.

Mental Activities

Tasks and processes that involve the mind, such as thinking, reasoning, remembering, and imagining.

Assimilation

Interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas.