After Learning That He Has a Benign Tumor in His

question 24

Multiple Choice

After learning that he has a benign tumor in his abdomen, a patient is overheard telling his wife that he has cancer. What should the nurse say to the patient and spouse?

• A) "You do have a growth in your abdomen, but it is encapsulated and, after being removed, will not come back."
• B) "This type of cancer is easily treated."
• C) "This type of cancer will not spread to other tissues."
• D) "Even though this growth has invaded other tissues, it can be contained."

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Definitions:

Lone Pair Electrons

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Pyridine

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Orbital

A region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons.

Increasing pKa

This refers to the process or trend of increasing the acidity constant (pKa), indicating a decrease in acid strength.