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    1. The document outlines nursing interventions for prostate cancer including psychological support, education on disease and treatments, and comfort measures. 2. Independent nursing interventions focus on relieving anxiety through support and open communication, while reinforcing education on the diagnostic and treatment process. 3. Dependent nursing interventions include administering analgesics, chemotherapy, antiemetics, and IV fluids as directed based on the treatment plan which may involve surgery or chemotherapy.

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    1. The document outlines nursing interventions for prostate cancer including psychological support, education on disease and treatments, and comfort measures. 2. Independent nursing interventions focus on relieving anxiety through support and open communication, while reinforcing education on the diagnostic and treatment process. 3. Dependent nursing interventions include administering analgesics, chemotherapy, antiemetics, and IV fluids as directed based on the treatment plan which may involve surgery or chemotherapy.

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    1. The document outlines nursing interventions for prostate cancer including psychological support, education on disease and treatments, and comfort measures. 2. Independent nursing interventions focus on relieving anxiety through support and open communication, while reinforcing education on the diagnostic and treatment process. 3. Dependent nursing interventions include administering analgesics, chemotherapy, antiemetics, and IV fluids as directed based on the treatment plan which may involve surgery or chemotherapy.

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    Nursing intervention Prostate cancer:

    Independent Nursing Intervention Rationale


    1. Realize that a diagnosis of Prostate 1. To relieve anxiety about the
    cancer is a devastating emotional shock to diagnostic and treatment process.
    the woman.Provide psychological support
    to the patient throughout the diagnostic
    and treatment process. 2. Promotes and encourages realistic
    2. Provide open, nonjudgmental dialogue about feelings and concerns.
    environment. Use therapeutic 3. In able for the patient to have the
    communication skills of Active-Listening, knowledge ondiagnostic and treatment
    acknowledgment, and so on. process.
    3. Reinforce teaching regarding disease 4. Provides knowledge base from which
    process and treatments. patient can make informed choices.
    5. May have anxieties about the effects
    4. Review implications of procedure and of surgery and may be hesitant about
    future expectations. asking necessary questions. Anxiety may
    have affected ability to access
    5. Give opportunities or openings for information given previously.
    patient and to talk about concerns of 6. Indicators of ineffective coping and
    incontinence and sexual functioning. need for additional interventions.
    6. Perform comfort measures. Preventing destructive actions enables
    patient to maintain control and sense of
    self-esteem.
    7. In able for the patient to have the
    7. Reinforce teaching regarding disease knowledge ondiagnostic and treatment
    process and treatments. process.

    Dependent Nursing Intervention Rationale


    1. Administer analgesics 1. To reduce pain as needed
    2. Administer chemotheraphy as 2. To complete chemotherapy
    order administration cycle.
    3. Administer antiemetics 3. To treat nausea and vomiting caused by
    prophylactically, as directed, for other medications, frequent motion
    patients receiving chemotherapy. sickness, infections, or stomach flu.
    4. Radical Prostastectomy surgery 4. Surgical removal of the prostate wherein
    5. Administer I.V. fluids and the procedure could include all (radical) or
    hyperalimentation as indicated. part (simple).
    5. To provide sufficient fluid and most of
    the nutrients that body needs.
    Collaborative Nursing Intervention Rationale
    1. Reffer to dietician 1. For proper recommended nutrition
    2. Reffer to radiology department 2. To detect further abnormality in the
    fortransrectal ultrasound (TRUS) prostate.
    3. Secure laboratory results 3. Results from these tests can provide
    insight into which cancer treatment
    options may be most effective for you.

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