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The client is a 64-year-old man with late-stage colon cancer being cared for at home by his 63-year-old wife. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority for teaching the wife how to manage symptoms?
A.   Imbalanced Nutrition, Less than Body Requirements related to fatigue and increased metabolism
B.   Constipation related to decreased activity and medication regimen
C.   Activity Intolerance related to dyspnea and fatigue
D.   Acute Pain related to metastasis
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Although all the above nursing diagnoses are important issues, effective pain management is the most important issue for this client and family. The home care nurse must serve as a client advocate and ensure that all appropriate measures for management of intractable, severe pain are implemented.
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Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.
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Hey, no worries.
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