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Nursing Oncology Exam - Questions/Answers
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Nursing Oncology Exam - Questions/Answers
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Nursing Oncology Exam - Questions/AnswersThe incidence and risk of cancer increase when smoking is combined with:
a. asbestos exposure and alcohol consumption
b. ultraviolet radiation exposure and alcohol consumption
c. asbestos exposure and ultraviolet radiation exposure
d. alcohol consumption and a diet high in nitrite-cured foods ✔️Ans -
Answer:
a. asbestos exposure and alcohol consumption
The nurse is teaching a 17-year-old client and the client's family about what to
expect with high-dose chemotherapy and the effects of neutropenia. What
should the nurse teach as the most reliable early indicator of infection in a
neutropenic client?
a. fever
b. chills
c. tachycardia
d. dyspnea ✔️Ans - Answer:
a. fever
A nurse is caring for a patient with prostate cancer, all BUT ONE are signs of
prostate cancer?
a. Rectal pain
b. Urinary incontinence
c. Hematuria
d. Low back pain ✔️Ans - Answer:
b. Urinary incontinence
Which of the following interventions would NOT be correct for a woman
having intracavitary radiation for cancer of the cervix?
a. Low- residue diet
b. Fowler's position when in bed
c. Indwelling urinary catheter to gravity drainage
, d. Diphenoxylate and atropine (Lomotil) 2 mg four times daily ✔️Ans -
Answer:
b. Fowler's position when in bed
A client with testicular cancer is scheduled for a right orchiectomy. The day
before surgery, the client tells the nurse that he is concerned about the effect
that losing a testicle will have on his manhood. Which of the following facts
about orchiectomy should form the basis for the nurse's response?
A. Testosterone levels are increased.
B. Sexual drive and libido are unchanged.
C. Sperm count increases in the remaining testicle.
D. Secondary sexual characteristics change. ✔️Ans - Answer:
B. Sexual drive and libido are unchanged.
The nurse understands that Hodgkin's disease is suspected when a client
presents with a painless, swollen lymph node. Hodgkin's disease typically
affects people in which age group?
A. Children (ages 6 to 12 years).
B. Teenagers (ages 13 to 20 years).
C. Young adults (ages 21 to 40 years).
D. Older adults (ages 41 to 50 years). ✔️Ans - Answer:
C. Young adults (ages 21 to 40 years).
The nurse is instructing a premenopausal woman about breast self-
examination. The nurse should tell the client to do her self-examination:
a. at the end of her menstrual cycle
b. on the same day each month
c. on the 1st day of the menstrual cycle
d. immediately after her menstrual period ✔️Ans - Answer:
b. on the same day each month
A client with a nagging cough makes an appointment to see the physician after
reading that this symptom is one of the seven warning signs of cancer. What is
another warning sign of cancer?
a. Persistent nausea
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