The physician orders Lumigen 0.3% solution 2 gtts "OS BID. Where should the nurse administer this drug? 

A. Assessing the patient for cultural influences that affect body image is important, but it focuses on gathering information rather than providing reassurance.
B. Providing gentle oral care to a patient with a nasogastric tube is a compassionate action, but it is more about physical care than offering emotional reassurance.
C. Encouraging the patient to wear hearing aids to facilitate communication is helpful and practical, but it doesn’t directly involve emotional reassurance.
D. Spending time with the patient to provide empathy and inspire hope is the best example of attentive reassurance. It demonstrates emotional support, helps build trust, and reassures the patient that the nurse cares about their well-being.

A. Enlarged lymph nodes are associated with hypertensive heart disease is not a correct association. Hypertension does not directly cause lymph node enlargement.
B. They are most likely enlarged as a result of the throat infection is the correct answer. Enlarged lymph nodes, especially under the jaw, are commonly seen in response to infections, particularly in the throat (such as a viral or bacterial infection like pharyngitis).
C. You should probably see an oncologist to rule out lymphedema is an unnecessary response at this time. Lymphedema usually presents with other symptoms, and the patient's symptoms (fever, sore throat, and localized lymph node enlargement) suggest an infection rather than cancer.
D. You probably have a blockage in the thoracic lymph duct is not a common cause of localized lymph node enlargement. Blockages in the thoracic duct would affect lymphatic flow more generally and would present with more systemic symptoms.