Exam 56: Care of the Patient with Cancer

A patient, age 56, has been advised that his prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level is elevated. The physician then performed a digital rectal examination (DRE). What should the next definitive diagnostic test be?

The patient receiving radiation therapy complains of the conspicuous markings on the skin. What can the nurse explain about these markings?

The nurse is aware that American men and women have which of the following three sites for cancer in common? (Select all that apply.)

When should the nurse schedule the oral administration of metoclopramide (Reglan)?

Men over age 50 should consider an annual _________ test and rectal examination.

Which of the following people should avoid visiting a patient being treated with internal radiation therapy?

The nurse caring for a patient who is being treated for cancer of the cervix by a radioactive implant discovers that the applicator with the radioactive material has become dislodged and is lying in the bed between the patient's legs. What should the nurse do?

A patient who has malignant cancer secondary to a high-grade lymphoma has been admitted with muscle weakness, tetany, paresthesia, and convulsion. The nurse notices the patient is being treated for tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) and initial treatment has not been successful. What should the nurse tell the family is the next step in treatment?

What is the function of organizations like The Lost Chord Club, Reach for Recovery, and I Can Cope?

Using the TNM staging classification system, what does a tumor staged as T4N3M2 mean?

The American Cancer Society recommends a clinical breast examination by a health care professional for women between the age of 20 and 39 years every ________ years.

What are the signs and symptoms of prostatic enlargement? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following characteristics is common in malignant tumors?

Which of the following are thrombocytopenic precautions?

After an elevation of his PSA, the patient has blood drawn for a CA-19-9. When he asks the nurses the purpose of this new test, what is the most appropriate response?

A home health patient undergoing radiation therapy says, "I feel so useless. I have no energy, no appetite and I fall asleep whenever I sit down." What is the nurse's most therapeutic response?

What happens during the process of immunosurveillance?

Which of the following is a meal that would represent foods that help prevent cancer?

The term ____________ refers to the process by which a normal cell is transformed into a cancer cell.

What should the home health nurse advise the patient who found a lump in her breast a week ago during breast self-examination?