A patient, diagnosed with cancer, has been receiving radiation treatments to shrink the tumor. After several weeks, the patient tells the nurse that he does not need as much pain medication as before.
What would explain the reduction of pain for this patient?
1. The radiation treatments reduced the size of the tumor and pressure on adjacent tissues.
2. The tumor is secreting pain-control chemicals initiated by the radiation.
3. The patient is getting used to having pain.
4. The patient's pain receptors have been affected by the cancer.
Question 2The nurse is preparing to assess a patient who is newly diagnosed with cancer. What should the nurse include in this assessment?
1. body image concerns
2. increased leukocytes
3. bone pain
4. increased hunger
Question 3A patient diagnosed with cancer tells the nurse that he does not want to experience anymore pain. What should the nurse do to help this patient?
1. Discuss pain control options.
2. Explain that every patient with cancer has pain.
3. Review ways to reduce pain without the use of medication.
4. Instruct on why pain will continue throughout treatment.
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