Exam 16: Cancer

After the nurse has finished teaching a patient who is scheduled to receive external beam radiation for abdominal cancer about appropriate diet, which dietary selection by the patient indicates that the teaching has been effective?

The nurse in the outpatient clinic is caring for a 50-year-old who smokes heavily. To reduce the patient's risk of dying from lung cancer, which action will be best for the nurse to take?

Which statement by a patient who is scheduled for a needle biopsy of the prostate indicates that the nurse's teaching about the purpose of the biopsy has been effective?

The nurse is teaching a postmenopausal patient with stage III breast cancer about the expected outcomes of her cancer treatment. Which patient statement indicates that the teaching has been effective?

When reviewing the chart for a patient with cervical cancer, the nurse notes that the cancer is staged as Tis, N0, M0. The nurse will teach the patient that

Which nursing action will be most effective in improving oral intake for a patient with the nursing diagnosis of imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements related to painful oral ulcers?

A patient with tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is taking allopurinol (Zyloprim). Which laboratory value should the nurse monitor to determine the effectiveness of the medication?

The nurse obtains information about a hospitalized patient who is receiving chemotherapy for cancer of the colon. Which information about the patient is most indicative of a need for a change in therapy?

A chemotherapeutic agent known to cause alopecia is prescribed for a patient. To maintain the patient's self-esteem, the nurse plans to

The home health nurse is caring for a patient who has been receiving interferon therapy for treatment of cancer. Which statement by the patient may indicate a need for a change in treatment?

Which information obtained by the nurse about a patient with colon cancer who is scheduled for external radiation therapy to the abdomen indicates a need for patient teaching?

When caring for a patient who is pancytopenic, which action by nursing assistive personnel (NAP) indicates a need for the RN to intervene?

While teaching a patient who has a new diagnosis of acute leukemia about the complications associated with chemotherapy, the patient is restless and is looking away, never making eye contact. After the teaching, the patient asks the nurse to repeat all of the information. Based on this assessment, which nursing diagnosis is most likely for the patient?

External-beam radiation is planned for a patient with endometrial cancer. The nurse teaches the patient that an important measure to prevent complications from the effects of the radiation is to

The nurse at the clinic is interviewing a 61-year-old woman who is 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds (57 kg). The patient has not seen a health care provider for 20 years. She walks 5 miles most days and has a glass of wine 2 or 3 times a week. Which topics will the nurse plan to include in patient teaching about cancer screening and decreasing cancer risk (select all that apply)?

A patient is receiving intravesical bladder chemotherapy. The nurse will monitor for

A patient with cancer has a nursing diagnosis of imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements related to altered taste sensation. Which nursing action is most appropriate?

A patient receiving head and neck radiation has ulcerations over the oral mucosa and tongue and thick, ropey saliva. The nurse will teach the patient to

When caring for a patient with a temporary radioactive cervical implant, which action by nursing assistive personnel (NAP) indicates that the RN should intervene?

A patient with ovarian cancer is distressed because her husband rarely visits and tells the nurse, "He just doesn't care." The husband indicates to the nurse that "I never know what to say to help her." An appropriate nursing diagnosis is