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3. Activity: Develop a plan of care for a 55 year old male patient
who has prostate cancer.
a. Assessment, (1) Nursing diagnosis, Plan (2 short
term and 2 long term goals), Implementation, Evaluation.
b. Create a list of dietary recommendations (4) for
men that could possibly decrease their risk for development of
prostate cancer.
c. You are the nurse caring for a 34-year old male who
has just been diagnosed with testicular cancer. Your patient has
been married for 3 years, and has a 1-year old daughter. The
patient states to you, "I am afraid I am going to die, but I cannot
miss work to have surgery. My wife is not employed, and stays home
with our daughter." Instruct students to devise a list of 5
appropriate nursing responses to this statement that will address
the patient's concerns of dying, and supporting his
family.
d. Discuss Finasteride (Proscar) and assess its safety
profile. Create a list of 3 nursing interventions that would
support delivering this medication safely to a patient.
e. Provide 3 teaching points for a patient who is
being discharged after TURP.
Notes:
Be sure to include citation.
Review ADPIE. Make sure 2 short term and 2 long term
goals are included which are SMART. Review SMART.
Address all components of the question(s) to receive
full credit.