A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about palliative care. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

Use Case Study #1 to answer the question

Exhibit 1

Ann Martin is a 55-year-old patient who was diagnosed with lung cancer 3 years ago and had been treated with surgery and chemotherapy. Two weeks ago, she had a computed tomography scan that showed progressive spread of the cancer and today she has come into the outpatient cancer clinic to begin a new round of chemotherapy. She is accompanied by her 78-year-old mother. Dorothy. Ann is divorced and has three children who all live out of town. Sarah Stone is the nurse who has been assigned to Ann. Sarah has worked at the clinic for 2 years and enjoys it very much. Her sister died from breast cancer recently. Sarah will be seeing Ann on each visit to the clinic. Two weeks later. Ann returns to the clinic for a checkup. At her last oncology appointment, she learned that the cancer had further metastasized and that her prognosis was poor.

Ann tells Sarah that she prays she can live until her daughter has a baby in 6 months. Sarah knows that this is which stage of the dying process?

A young child begins wetting the bed again after the parents bring home a new baby sister. Which ego-defense mechanism is used by the child?

The physician orders 1L of NS to be infused over 90 minutes for a patient with dehydration. How many mL/hr will the nurse infuse the fluids? (LABEL CORRECTLY, USE UPPER CASE LETTERS, ROUND TO WHOLE NUMBER TO RECEIVE CREDIT)

A nurse is caring for client who reports they are feeling stressed because they are unable to meet demands at work and care for a family member who is ill The nurse should identify that the client is experiencing which of the following self-concept stressors?

Which treatment would not be appropriate for a patient who has requested pallative care only?

A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about palliative care. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

Which assessment is most important to determine if a patient is receiving sufficient sleep?

Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for a patient whose friends and family have grown distant after the death of the patient's spouse?

The patient's spouse is overwhelmed and exhausted trying to provide the ongoing care required by the patient. Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for the patient's spouse?

A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about the stages of sleep. The nurse should explain that vivid dreaming occurs during which of the following stages of sleep?