Exam 22: Care of Patients with Cancer

Four clients are receiving tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs).Which of these four clients should the nurse assess first?

A client in the oncology clinic reports her family is frustrated at her ongoing fatigue 4 months after radiation therapy for breast cancer.What response by the nurse is most appropriate?

A client on interferon therapy is reporting severe skin itching and irritation.What actions does the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse works with clients who have alopecia from chemotherapy.What action by the nurse takes priority?

A nurse in the oncology clinic is providing preoperative education to a client just diagnosed with cancer.The client has been scheduled for surgery in 3 days.What action by the nurse is best?

A client with cancer has anorexia and mucositis,and is losing weight.The client's family members continually bring favorite foods to the client and are distressed when the client won't eat them.What action by the nurse is best?

A nurse is preparing to administer IV chemotherapy.What supplies does this nurse need? (Select all that apply.)

A client has thrombocytopenia.What actions does the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? (Select all that apply.)

A client's family members are concerned that telling the client about a new finding of cancer will cause extreme emotional distress.They approach the nurse and ask if this can be kept from the client.What actions by the nurse are most appropriate? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse working with oncology clients understands that which age-related change increases the older client's susceptibility to infection during chemotherapy?

The student nurse caring for clients who have cancer understands that the general consequences of cancer include which client problems? (Select all that apply.)

A client with cancer is admitted to a short-term rehabilitation facility.The nurse prepares to administer the client's oral chemotherapy medications.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?