Exam 11: Nursing Care of Patients With Cancer

The nurse is caring for a patient with cancer of the lymph tissue. What is the correct term for this cancer?

Which is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tumors or malignancies?

The nurse is planning a teaching seminar for members of a Native American tribal community on ways to prevent the development of cancer. What should the nurse include in this teaching? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is reviewing orders for a patient receiving doxorubicin (Adriamycin). Which order should the nurse anticipate implementing before starting the chemotherapy?

When inspecting the IV site of a patient receiving a vesicant chemotherapy agent, the licensed practical nurse (LPN) notes a small area of swelling. What should the LPN do first?

The nurse is providing education regarding skin care to a patient undergoing radiation therapy. Which statement made by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

A patient who has been treated for breast cancer is undergoing routine laboratory work. Which laboratory finding would cause the nurse to be most concerned about metastasis?

A patient with prostate cancer asks the nurse the meaning of his high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level. Which response by the nurse is correct?

A patient with cancer is scheduled for palliative surgery. Which explanation should the nurse use to describe the purpose of this surgery?

The nurse is caring for a group of patients. Which patient should the nurse see first?

A patient asks the nurse what is meant by the term benign. Which response by the nurse is best?

The nurse is caring for a patient with lung cancer who reports chest pain, dyspnea, facial redness, and swollen neck veins. Which oncological emergency does the nurse suspect this patient is experiencing?

The nurse is preparing to administer D₅W 500 mL over 8 hours to a patient receiving chemotherapy experiencing nausea. The nurse is using a 15 gtt/mL set. Calculate the flow rate. Enter the numeral only. Round to the nearest whole number.

The nurse is planning care for a patient with leukopenia caused by chemotherapy. Which nursing intervention is most important for the nurse to include in this patient's plan of care?

The nurse is providing dietary teaching to help a patient reduce the risk of cancer. Which foods should the nurse instruct the patient to avoid? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient receiving chemotherapy who is in the nadir period. For which complication is the nurse at risk?

A patient is diagnosed with a malignant tumor of the bone. Which term should the nurse consider when documenting this patient's health problem?

The nurse is preparing to administer ondansetron (Zofran) 4 mg intravenously. The available dose is 2mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer? Enter the numeral only.

The nurse is caring for a patient who is prescribed cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). Which medication should the nurse expect to administer to protect the bladder?

The nurse is caring for a group of patients. Place in order, from 1 to 5, the nurse should see the patients. ___ A) A patient who underwent a mastectomy awaiting discharge teaching ___ B) A patient with multiple myeloma who just received a blood transfusion ___ C) A patient with neutropenia who has a fever of 102.8°F ___ D) A patient with thrombocytopenia who received two units of platelets ___ E) A patient with colon cancer reporting level 6 pain on a 0-to-10 scale