Exam 12: Neoplasia

A nurse is caring for a client with a retinoblastoma. What aspect of the cell cycle does the nurse understand to be the cause of this client's condition?

The nurse is educating a client who has breast cancer that has metastasized to the bone. Which statement by the client requires additional follow up by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a client with T1N0MX cancer. What is the nurse's understanding of the client's cancer staging? Select all that apply.

The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with an early stage malignancy. What does the nurse understand about the local effects of cancer?

The nurse is teaching a community course about cancer prevention. Which contributing factors to malignancy will the nurse include in the teaching? Select all that apply.

The nurse is reviewing discharge instructions with a client whose colon cancer exhibits VEGF overexpression. Which statement regarding the client's condition is true?

The nurse is caring for a client with leukemia who is experiencing a blast crisis. What is the nurse's understanding of the client's condition? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing education for a client diagnosed with HER2/neu positive breast cancer. What will the nurse include in the teaching about this condition?

The nurse is providing education for a client diagnosed with an adenoma. Which statement by the client requires further follow up by the nurse?

The nurse is providing education to a client about to undergo an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). What statement by the client indicates the need for additional follow up by the nurse?

The nurse preceptor on a cancer ward is educating a novice nurse about the theory of carcinogenesis. Which statements by the novice nurse requires additional follow up by the nurse preceptor?

A nurse is caring for a client with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has metastasized to the brain. What changes in the client's cells have occurred to allow metastasis? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client recently discovered to have grade 2 colon cancer. Which statement by the client is consistent with the client's continuum of care?

The oncology nurse is preparing to administer pembrolizumab, a targeted cancer treatment, to a client with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). What is the nurse's understanding of targeted cancer treatment?

The nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of metastatic cancer with a pathogenic bone fracture. The nurse understands that this condition occurs by which mechanism?

The nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a patient who is BRCA1 and BRCA2 positive. The nurse understands that the client and the client's immediate family may be at increased risk for which malignancies? Select all that apply.

The nurse is assessing a client for signs and symptoms of cancer. Which assessment findings does the nurse understand may indicate the presence of cancer? Select all that apply.

The nurse is preparing to provide education to a client with a diagnosis of a malignant neoplasm. What is the nurse's understanding of the client's condition?

The nurse is teaching a community health class about the epidemiology of cancer. Which statement should the nurse include in the teaching?

The nurse is preparing to administer a human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine to a client. What does the nurse understand about infections and cancer incidence?