The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Known Coronary

The nurse is caring for a patient with known coronary artery disease who has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer. What should the nurse do?

A) Focus the assessment solely on the cancer diagnosis since it is the newer diagnosis.
B) Ask questions about cardiac symptoms and their relationship to the cancer.
C) Ignore symptom management and focus on palliative care.
D) Say nothing because cancer survivors dislike prying.