First thing you would see with superior vena cava syndrome? - ANS Periorbital edema
67-year-old refuses to be screened for cancer - ANS No matter the age, screening is important.
Which patient should the nurse need to assess first? - ANS Patient with prostate cancer
metastasis and reports pain.
Teaching nutrition class Food to decrease cancer - ANS Risk- baked chicken with broccoli
Spinal cord compression red flag - ANS Altered gait, leg tingling, and numbness
Massive cell destruction from chemotherapy - ANS Increase uric acid
Ostomy complication within 24 hours - ANS Temp greater than 101.2°F and dusky appearance
50-year-old woman with bloating - ANS Have you had your ovaries removed?
Preop urinary diversion - ANS Urine will go to bag
Prostate needle biopsy purpose? - ANS TNM staging
Prostate screening - ANS DRE, PSA, and prostatitis can increase PSA levels
Care plan for lung cancer - ANS oxygen and provide small meals
What can you delegate to the nurse's aide? - ANS hourly vitals
Patient came with facial edema, cyanosis, and dyspnea - ANS Give O2 first
External radiation (Head & Neck) side effects - ANS Stomatitis, erythema, vomiting
Modifiable factor to reduce the risk for bladder cancer. - ANS Quick smoking
Someone with cervical cancer has internal radiation - ANS Safeguard keep the patient from
another patient.
Purpose combination chemo? - ANS kills the cancer in different phase cycle
48hrs after urinary diversion, the stoma looks dark purplish color - ANS Prescence of occlusion,
report to surgeon.
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