Cancer-Concept Review

Mastectomy pt says "my breast was too saggy anyway. HA" The nurse sees her crying later. What should the nurse do first?

Which patient with cancer has the greatest risk for infection?

Which of the following are side effects of radiation? (Select all that apply).

Which cancer patient is the most likely candidate for reconstructive surgery?

For a client receiving radiation therapy what do the nurses instructions include? (Select all that apply).

A client is taking oprelvekin (Neumega). Which assessment data finding indicates that the therapy is working?

What is the most important intervention related to extravasation of IV chemotherapy?

Which example best illustrates appropriate prophylactic cancer surgery?

Cancer surveillance for high-risk women is used to detect cancer early. What type of prevention is this?

What is the most typical schedule for radiation therapy?

The client is on ondansetron to treat chemo-induced nausea. Which side effect should the nurse monitor?

The client has a lesion that is 1-cm, raised, flesh-colored w/pearly white borders. Which type of skin CA is suspected?

Which medication should be given concurrently with cyclophosphamide IV, to prevent an adverse effect of the medicaiton?

Chemo drug dosage is based on total body surface area (TBSA); therefore, what assessment will the nurse perform?

The cancer client has a gram-negative infection and is bleeding from several sites. The nurse suspects which condition?

Client w/ lymphoma reports severe facial swelling, tightness of gown collar, & epistaxis. What is the complication?

The nurse hears that the cancer patient has cachexia. Which assessment will the nurse plan based on this report?

Who should the charge nurse assign to administer IV chemotherapy?

The client has breast cancer with bone metastasis. Which lab result would the nurse expect to see?

What technique is used in oral care for a client with stomatitits?

What is the only definitive test for leukemia?

What is the major side effect that limits the dose of chemotherapy?

Philadelphia chromosome (translocation of chromosomes 22 & 9) bcr/abl transl. is with which type of leukemia primarily?

Which of the following adverse effects of tamoxifen should the nurse teach to the client with a new prescription for it?

The client is receiving combination chemo for breast CA. Which finding should the nurse report to the provider?

A normal lymphocyte count is which one of the following values?

Clients on neutropenic precautions should be in a positive air pressure room.

The client has a sealed radioactive implant. Which action should the nurse avoid?

Client is POD4 from R radical mastectomy. Which activity would be most difficult for client to perform w/ her R hand.