Exam 18: Cancer

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

The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a vesicant chemotherapeutic agent intravenously. Which of the following actions is most important?

Which of the following findings in a client who is receiving interleukin-2 indicates a need for rapid action by the nurse?

When reviewing the chart for a client with cervical cancer, the nurse notes that the cancer is staged as Tis, N0, M0. Which of the following statements is accurate related to this staging?

Use of dental floss is contraindicated in the client with which of the following assessment findings?

A chemotherapeutic agent known to cause alopecia is prescribed for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to implement to help maintain the client's

The nurse is caring for a client with metastatic renal cell carcinoma who is receiving interleukin-2 (IL-2) as an adjuvant therapy. Which of the following mechanisms of action should the nurse teach the client about this therapy?

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

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

A client with metastatic cancer of the colon experiences severe vomiting following each administration of chemotherapy. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement?

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

The nurse is caring for a client who is a single mother of four school-age children and is hospitalized with metastatic ovarian cancer. The nurse finds the client crying, and she tells the nurse that she does not know what will happen to her children whenshedies. Which of the following is the most appropriate response?

Aclient with a large stomach tumour that is attached to the liver is scheduled to have a debulking procedure. When teaching the client, which of the following is the expected outcome of this surgery?

The nurse is caring for a client with cancer who has a nursing diagnosis of imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements related to altered taste sensation. Which of the following nursing actions is most appropriate?

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

The nurse is caring for a client with Hodgkin's lymphoma who is undergoing external radiation therapy and tells the nurse, "I am so tired I can hardly get out of bed in the morning." Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement?