A client with a diagnosis of gastric cancer has been unable to tolerate oral food and fluid intake and her tumor location rules out the use of enteral feeding. What intervention will best meet this client’s nutritional needs?
A. Administration of parenteral feeds via a peripheral IV
B. Parenteral nutrition given via a peripherally inserted central catheter
C. Insertion of an NG tube for administration of feeds
D. Maintaining NPO status and IV hydration until treatment completion
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The nurse is caring for a client with breast cancer and removal of axillary lymph nodes. Which assessment finding is documented and brought to the physician’s attention as potential lymphedema?
A. A reddened area around the breast
B. Fluid accumulation under in the axilla
C. Enlargement of the arm or hand
D. Drainage from the areola
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