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2024 NURSING- SAUNDERS- ONCOLOGY EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 NURSING- SAUNDERS-ONCOLOGY EXAM WITH CORRECT
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The health education nurse reinforces instructions to a group of clients
regarding measures that will assist in preventing skin cancer. Which
instructions should the nurse reinforce to the client? Select all that apply. -
CORRECT-ANSWERSUse sunscreen when participating in outdoor activities.
Wear a hat, opaque clothing, and sunglasses when in the sun.
Examine your body monthly for any lesions that may be suspicious.
A cervical radiation implant is placed in the client for treatment of cervical
cancer. Which activity would the nurse most likely expect to note in the
health care provider's prescriptions? - CORRECT-ANSWERSBed rest
A client who has been receiving radiation therapy for bladder cancer tells the
nurse that it feels as if she is voiding through the vagina. The nurse
interprets that the client may be experiencing which? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSThe development of a vesicovaginal fistula
A nursing instructor asks a nursing student about the characteristics of
Hodgkin's disease. The instructor determines that the student needs to read
about the characteristics of this disease if the student states that which is an
associated characteristic? - CORRECT-ANSWERSOccurs most often in older
adults
A client with liver cancer who is receiving chemotherapy tells the nurse that
some foods on the meal tray taste bitter. The nurse should try to limit which
food that is most likely to have this taste for the client? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSBeef
The nurse is reinforcing instructions to a group of high school males in a
health class about how to perform a testicular self-examination (TSE). The
nurse should make which statement? - CORRECT-ANSWERS"Do the
examination after a warm bath or shower."
, The nurse working in an obstetrical-gynecological health care provider's
office is instructing a small group of female clients about breast self-
examination (BSE). Which instructions should the nurse reinforce? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSBSE should be performed 1 week after menstruation
begins.
The nurse is caring for a client with metastatic lung cancer. The client was
medicated 2 hours ago and now reports a new and sudden sharp pain in the
back. The nurse appropriately interprets this finding as possibly indicating
which complication? - CORRECT-ANSWERSSpinal cord compression
The nurse is teaching a local women's church group about the risks of
cervical cancer. The nurse determines that there is a need for further
teaching if a group member states that which is a risk factor? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSIntercourse with circumcised males
The nurse is assisting in providing a session to community members about
the risks associated with laryngeal cancer. Which statement by a client
indicates an understanding of the risk factors? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS"Exposure to airborne carcinogens can cause this type of cancer."
The nurse is assisting in the care of a client diagnosed with multiple
myeloma who has been prescribed an intravenous solution. Which finding
would indicate a positive response to this treatment? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSCreatinine of 1 mg/dL
A client who has just been told by the health care provider that she has
breast cancer responds by stating, "Oh, no, this has to be a big mistake." The
nurse interprets the client's initial response as which type of reaction? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSDenial
A client is receiving chemotherapy that carries a risk of phototoxicity as an
adverse effect. Which finding indicates that the client experienced this side
effect? - CORRECT-ANSWERSErythema
The nurse reviews the care plan of a client with cancer and notes that the
client has a problem with adequate food intake related to side effects of
therapy. In order to enhance appetite and nutrition, the nurse should offer
which advice to the client? - CORRECT-ANSWERSAvoid strong-smelling foods.
The nurse reviews the care plan of a client with cancer undergoing
chemotherapy. The nurse notes that the client has a concern about her
appearance as a result of alopecia. The nurse plans to tell the client which
information about hair loss and regrowth to assist the client in coping with
this possible change? - CORRECT-ANSWERSRegrown hair may have a
different color and texture.
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