The nurse is caring for an older adult client who is very thin and emaciated.The client reports new onset of shortness of breath.A chest x-ray reveals a spot on the lungs that the physician believes is an inoperable lung cancer.Due to the client's poor nutritional status,chemotherapy is not an option.The health care provider also believes that the location of the cancer would make radiation therapy unsuccessful.In advocating for this client,what should the nurse encourage the healthcare team to do?

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A) An older adult emaciated client may have few options for treatment of cancer, if confirmed. The best course of treatment may be palliative care, but it is the choice of the client and family that should direct the plan of care and choices of diagnostic testing.
B) An older adult emaciated client may have few options for treatment of cancer, if confirmed. The best course of treatment may be palliative care, but it is the choice of the client and family that should direct the plan of care and choices of diagnostic testing.
C) An older adult emaciated client may have few options for treatment of cancer, if confirmed. The best course of treatment may be palliative care, but it is the choice of the client and family that should direct the plan of care and choices of diagnostic testing.
D) An older adult emaciated client may have few options for treatment of cancer, if confirmed. The best course of treatment may be palliative care, but it is the choice of the client and family that should direct the plan of care and choices of diagnostic testing.

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