The nurse is caring for a client with lung cancer as part of a home hospice palliative program. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement?

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The role of the hospice palliative nurse includes assisting the client with the important end-of-life task of finding meaning in the client's life. Frequent head-to-toe assessments
are not needed for hospice clients and may tire the client unnecessarily. Clients admitted to hospice forego curative treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation for lung cancer; discussion of cancer risk factors and therapies is not appropriate.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Lung Cancer