NUR 345 Final Review Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
NUR 345
Institution
NUR 345
Who gets cancer? smokers ppl exposed to carcinogens 1 in 3 women men over 80 get prostate
What are 3 things needed for cancer development? initiation promotion progression
What is initiation? exposure to carcinogen can stop cancer growth in this stage
What is promotion? continuous exposure to ca...
NUR 345 Final Review Questions and
Correct Answers
Who gets cancer? ✅smokers
ppl exposed to carcinogens
1 in 3 women
men over 80 get prostate
What are 3 things needed for cancer development? ✅initiation
promotion
progression
What is initiation? ✅exposure to carcinogen
can stop cancer growth in this stage
What is promotion? ✅continuous exposure to carcinogen
can stop cancer growth in this stage
What is progression? ✅metastasis
irreversible
What causes cancer? ✅age
genetics
carcinogen
stress
What are sx of cancer? ✅change in bowel and bladder
a sore throat
unusal bleeding
thickening in lump
indigestion/ diff swallowing
obvious changes in mole and wart
nagging cough
wt loss
sore that doesnt go away
What are preventions for cancer? ✅-limit exposure to carcinogens
-no smoking
-immunizations
-yearly check ins
-diagnostic testing
, What are different types of biopsies? ✅-surgical
-punch biopsy
-needle
What is benign? ✅non cancerous
encapsulated
non vascular
differentiated
inhibition
What is malignant? ✅cancerous
nonencapsulated
undifferentiated
vascular
no inhibition
What is thrombocytopenia? ✅low platelets
What are pt teachings for thrombocytopenia? ✅soft tooth brush
electric razor
dont fall
no IM injections or folley
What is neutropenic? ✅low WBC
What is nadir? ✅lowest point of WBC in chem
-occur 7-14 days after chemo
How can nadir be prevented? ✅newlasta, which stimulates WBC production
What are neutropenic precautions? ✅-good handwashing is #1
-no fresh flowers and fruit
-shoes off in house
-dont go near someone immunized with live virus
-report fever of 101 right away
-at risk for sepsis
-no folley
-no IM shot
-good mouth care
-good perineal care
What are sx of HIV? ✅-asymptomatic
-flu like
-yeast
-fungal infection
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