The home hospice nurse is completing the initial assessment of a patient who is has terminal ...

Correct Answer: 1,2,4,5
Rationale 1: It is sometimes impossible to eliminate all pain and all adverse medication effects. The nurse needs to know how much pain and how many of the effects the patient is willing to tolerate.
Rationale 2: Knowing what the patient likes to do and when it is important for the patient to be most awake and alert helps the nurse create a pain management plan.
Rationale 3: Addiction is not a concern at the end of life. Many patients are already concerned about becoming addicted and the nurse should not reinforce this myth.
Rationale 4: Some patients cannot tolerate the side effects of some medications. It is important for the nurse to assess for these preferences.
Rationale 5: Nonpharmacologic pain relief strategies should also be investigated.

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