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MEDSURG CHAPTER 15-ONCOLOGY NURSING MANAGEMENT IN CANCER CARE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS.
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MEDSURG CHAPTER 15-ONCOLOGYNURSING MANAGEMENT IN CANCER
CARE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
1. hhThe hhpublic hhhealth hhnurse hhis hhpresenting hha hhhealth-promotion hhclass hhto hha
hhgroup hhat hha hhlocal hhcommunity hhcenter. hhWhich hhintervention hhmost hhdirectly
hhaddresses hhthe hhleading hhcause hhof hhcancer hhdeaths hhin hhNorth hhAmerica?
A) hhMonthly hhself-breast hhexams
B) hhSmoking hhcessation
C) hhAnnual hhcolonoscopies
D) hhMonthly hhtesticular hhexams hh- hhAnswer hhAns:B hhCancer hhis hhsecond hhonly hhto
hhcardiovascular hhdisease hhas hha hhleading hhcause hhof hhdeath hhin hhthe hhUnited
hhStates. hhAlthough hhthe hhnumbers hhof hhcancer hhdeaths hhhave hhdecreased hhslightly,
hhmore hhthan hh570,000 hhAmericans hhwere hhexpected hhto hhdie hhfrom hha hhmalignant
hhprocess hhin hh2011. hhThe hhleading hhcauses hhof hhcancer hhdeath hhin hhthe hhUnited
hhStates, hhin hhorder hhof hhfrequency, hhare hhlung, hhprostate, hhand hhcolorectal hhcancer
hhin hhmen hhand hhlung, hhbreast, hhand hhcolorectal hhcancer hhin hhwomen, hhso hhsmoking
hhcessation hhis hhthe hhhealth hhpromotion hhinitiative hhdirectly hhrelated hhto hhlung
hhcancer.
2. hhA hhnurse hhwho hhworks hhin hhan hhoncology hhclinic hhis hhassessing hha hhpatient
hhwho hhhas hharrived hhfor hha hh2- hhmonth hhfollow-up hhappointment hhfollowing
hhchemotherapy. hhThe hhnurse hhnotes hhthat hhthe hhpatient's hhskin hhappears hhyellow.
hhWhich hhblood hhtests hhshould hhbe hhdone hhto hhfurther hhexplore hhthis hhclinical hhsign?
A) hhLiver hhfunction hhtests hh(LFTs)
B) hhComplete hhblood hhcount hh(CBC)
C) hhPlatelet hhcount
D) hhBlood hhurea hhnitrogen hhand hhcreatinine hh- hhAnswer hhAns:A hhYellow hhskin hhis hha
hhsign hhof hhjaundice hhand hhthe hhliver hhis hha hhcommon hhorgan hhaffected hhby
hhmetastatic hhdisease. hhAn hhLFT hhshould hhbe hhdone hhto hhdetermine hhif hhthe hhliver
hhis hhfunctioning. hhA hhCBC, hhplatelet hhcount hhand hhtests hhof hhrenal hhfunction hhwould
hhnot hhdirectly hhassess hhfor hhliver hhdisease.
3. hhThe hhschool hhnurse hhis hhteaching hha hhnutrition hhclass hhin hhthe hhlocal hhhigh
hhschool. hhOne hhstudent hhstates hhthat hhhe hhhas hhheard hhthat hhcertain hhfoods hhcan
hhincrease hhthe hhincidence hhof hhcancer. hhThe hhnurse hhresponds, hhìResearch hhhas
hhshown hhthat hhcertain hhfoods hhindeed hhappear hhto hhincrease hhthe hhrisk hhof
, hhcancer.î hhWhich hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhmenu hhselections hhwould hhbe hhthe hhbest
hhchoice hhfor hhpotentially hhreducing hhthe hhrisks hhof hhcancer?
A) hhSmoked hhsalmon hhand hhgreen hhbeans
B) hhPork hhchops hhand hhfried hhgreen hhtomatoes
C) hhBaked hhapricot hhchicken hhand hhsteamed hhbroccoli
D) hhLiver, hhonions, hhand hhsteamed hhpeas hh- hhAnswer hhAns:C hhFruits hhand
hhvegetables hhappear hhto hhreduce hhcancer hhrisk. hhSalt-cured hhfoods, hhsuch hhas
hhham hhand hhprocessed hhmeats, hhas hhwell hhas hhred hhmeats, hhshould hhbe hhlimited.
4. hhTraditionally, hhnurses hhhave hhbeen hhinvolved hhwith hhtertiary hhcancer hhprevention.
hhHowever, hhan hhincreasing hhemphasis hhis hhbeing hhplaced hhon hhboth hhprimary hhand
hhsecondary hhprevention. hhWhat hhwould hhbe hhan hhexample hhof hhprimary
hhprevention?
A) hhYearly hhPap hhtests
B) hhTesticular hhself-examination
C) hhTeaching hhpatients hhto hhwear hhsunscreen
D) hhScreening hhmammograms hh- hhAnswer hhAns:C hhPrimary hhprevention hhis
hhconcerned hhwith hhreducing hhthe hhrisks hhof hhcancer hhin hhhealthy hhpeople hhthrough
hhpractices hhsuch hhas hhuse hhof hhsunscreen. hhSecondary hhprevention hhinvolves
hhdetection hhand hhscreening hhto hhachieve hhearly hhdiagnosis, hhas hhdemonstrated hhby
hhPap hhtests, hhmammograms, hhand hhtesticular hhexams.
5. hhThe hhnurse hhis hhcaring hhfor hha hh39-year-old hhwoman hhwith hha hhfamily hhhistory
hhof hhbreast hhcancer. hhShe hhrequested hha hhbreast hhtumor hhmarking hhtest hhand hhthe
hhresults hhhave hhcome hhback hhpositive. hhAs hha hhresult, hhthe hhpatient hhis hhrequesting
hha hhbilateral hhmastectomy. hhThis hhsurgery hhis hhan hhexample hhof hhwhat hhtype hhof
hhoncologic hhsurgery?
A) hhSalvage hhsurgery
B) hhPalliative hhsurgery
C) hhProphylactic hhsurgery
D) hhReconstructive hhsurgery hh- hhAnswer hhAns:C hhProphylactic hhsurgery hhis hhused
hhwhen hhthere hhis hhan hhextensive hhfamily hhhistory hhand hhnonvital hhtissues hhare
hhremoved. hhSalvage hhsurgery hhis hhan hhadditional hhtreatment hhoption hhthat hhuses
hhan hhextensive hhsurgical hhapproach hhto hhtreat hhthe hhlocal hhrecurrence hhof hha
hhcancer hhafter hhthe hhuse hhof hha hhless hhextensive hhprimary hhapproach. hhPalliative
hhsurgery hhis hhperformed hhin hhan hhattempt hhto hhrelieve hhcomplications hhof hhcancer,
hhsuch hhas hhulceration, hhobstruction, hhhemorrhage, hhpain, hhand hhmalignant hheffusion.
hhReconstructive hhsurgery hhmay hhfollow hhcurative hhor hhradical hhsurgery hhin hhan
hhattempt hhto hhimprove hhfunction hhor hhobtain hha hhmore hhdesirable hhcosmetic hheffect.
6. hhThe hhnurse hhis hhcaring hhfor hha hhpatient hhwho hhis hhto hhbegin hhreceiving hhexternal
hhradiation hhfor hha hhmalignant hhtumor hhof hhthe hhneck. hhWhile hhproviding hhpatient
hheducation, hhwhat hhpotential hhadverse hheffects hhshould hhthe hhnurse hhdiscuss hhwith
hhthe hhpatient?
A) hhImpaired hhnutritional hhstatus
B) hhCognitive hhchanges
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