The nurse cares for a client scheduled for chemotherapy trea…

The nurse cares for a client scheduled for chemotherapy treatments.  The nurse receives the laboratory results described  below: WBC   2.0 x 103/uL ↓ Platelets   30 x 103/uL ↓ Hemoglobin   6.5 g/dL ↓ Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)   0.75 K/uL ↓ Which is the best term used to describe the laboratory findings?

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with advanced colon c…

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with advanced colon cancer and an inoperable bowel obstruction due to a tumor.  Palliative surgery for a colostomy is scheduled.  The family asks why the procedure is being done.  Which is the best response by the nurse?