Exam 8: Care of Patients With Cancer

The nurse explains that metastasis from the original site to a new site is accomplished by malignant cells via: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse includes in the instructions to a 50-year-old male patient taking estrogens as treatment of prostate cancer that he may develop:

When caring for a patient with cancer who is receiving vincristine,a vesicant,the nurse is especially careful to avoid:

The wife of a terminally ill cancer patient who is receiving palliative care asks the hospice nurse how her husband's pain will be controlled as he nears death.The nurse's best response is:

In assessing several patients in the outpatient clinic,the nurse identifies the patient who is at the greatest risk for cancer as the:

In planning care for the patient who is on a protocol of bleomycin,an antitumor antibiotic,the nurse will add to the care plan an intervention to:

The student nurse demonstrates an understanding of cancer risk factors by identifying which patient as being at the highest risk for developing colorectal cancer?

The nurse evaluated that the 50-year-old male recently diagnosed with early stage cancer of the prostate has begun to accept his diagnosis when he:

The 32-year-old mother who is undergoing radiation from a sealed-source modality and has been isolated in a private room for 3 days is preparing to be visited by her 8-year-old twins.The nurse should include what in the preparations?

The nurse instructs a patient who is on a biologic response modifier (BMR)colony-stimulating drug that the effect of this type of drug is to:

Which patient statement indicates understanding of patient teaching regarding cancer diagnostic exams?

The nurse recognizes the staging T3,N2,M2 of the patient's cancer to mean that there is a:

The classifications of malignant neoplasms are: (Select all that apply.)

The biologic response modifier drugs include: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse cautions that stress over a long period of time can contribute to the risk for cancer as prolonged stress suppresses the ____________.

Following a visit from his family,the 55-year-old male patient with terminal cancer tearfully says,"I am so afraid" and begins to cry.The nurse's most supportive response is to:

The 26-year-old patient with a malignant neoplasm has experienced a 10-pound weight loss in 3 weeks.The nurse takes into consideration that the rapid weight loss is most likely related to:

The nurse recognizes a "promoter" that,although not a carcinogen itself,allows cancer to occur faster in the patient that:

The patient on radiation therapy has developed diarrhea.The nurse suggests foods that would decrease diarrhea,such as:

The nurse outlines a diet that would be helpful in the prevention of cancer.This diet includes: