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A patient knows he or she has cancer and does not want treatment or his or her family to know. Would this be considered closed awareness?
Is the patient alert and oriented? if so the next step is to not only inform her clearly of her desease, but the possible consequences of no treatment and inform her that as she deteriorates, she may need the support of her family. After all these steps has been followed, the next step is DOCUMENT the teachig and response. Only then you can say she is informed. Yers I would say this is clesed awareness.
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| Comment | thank you violet:), yes, it is true about our past haunting us:( thank you and will contact the board in texas. have a good one:) ron | ||
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Violet Argo RN
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I can answer questions related to terminal illness and hospice care, such as pain and symptom management. Hospice care is very personal and rewarding.
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6.5 years of working with hospice patients.
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