NUR 206 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2024 -2025 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+
The nurse is instructing a patient who is on a biologic response modifier (BRM) colony-
stimulating drug. The nurse teaches that about which desired action from this
medication? - Correct Answer - Enhanced recovery of bone marrow
A patient who has malignant cancer secondary to a high-grade lymphoma has been
admitted with muscle weakness, tetany, paresthesia, and convulsion. Lab studies reveal
hyperkalemia and Hyperuricemia the nurse recognizes that the patient is most likely
suffering from? - Correct Answer - Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS)
A patient receiving chemotherapy has thrombocytopenia. What is the most appropriate
that the nurse should teach the patient? - Correct Answer - Do not take aspirin for a
headache
The nurse is constructing a teaching plan about fatigue management for a patient who
is taking radiation treatments. Which information should the nurse include? - Correct
Answer - Prioritize activities and alternate rest with periods of activity.
A 32-year-old mother is undergoing radiation from a sealed-source modality and has
been isolated in a private room for 3 days. How should the nurse best prepare for the
patient's 8-year-old twins to visit? - Correct Answer - Put chairs in the hall for "long-
distance" visitation.
Which description(s) is/are characteristic of a malignant neoplasm? (Select all that
apply.) - Correct Answer - -Disorganization
-Altered DNA
-Invasion of nearby organs
-Travel through body fluid
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,The 52-year-old male who was diagnosed with a benign growth in her colon is
concerned about the growth spreading. Which explanation best allays the patient's
anxiety? - Correct Answer - "Benign growths are surrounded by fibrous tissue that
prevents spread."
The nurse assesses several patients in the outpatient clinic. Which patient has the
greatest risk for developing cancer? - Correct Answer - 45-year-old farmer from Texas
who has worked on his family's cotton farm since the age of 12
The nurse assesses a man who is scheduled for a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test.
The nurse understands that which situation could delay the test? - Correct Answer - The
patient reports having a recent urinary tract infection (UTI).
The nurse is educating the 40-year-old female patient about the American Cancer
Society (ACS) recommendations for early detection of cancer. Which information should
she include when teaching? - Correct Answer - Obtain a mammogram every year
The 26-year-old patient with a malignant neoplasm has experienced a 10-pound weight
loss in 3 weeks. To which factor is this patient's rapid weight loss most likely related? -
Correct Answer - The malignancy's high nutritional demand
The nurse cautions that the most common site of cancer in adult men is the: - Correct
Answer - Prostate
A patient has developed stomatitis from chemotherapy. What should the appropriate
intervention for this condition include? - Correct Answer - Using a soft toothbrush
A patient is undergoing external radiation and helping the patient with effects the nurse
would? - Correct Answer - Instruct the patient to wear loose fitting, cotton clothing
The nurse caring for a patient who has peritonitis and has developed a paralytic ileus
assesses that the patient is passing gas (flatus). The assessment is an indication of: -
Correct Answer - returned peristalsis.
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, The nurse is caring for a patient with a 4-day-old ileostomy. The patient complains of
cramping, the nurse notes decreased output, and the bowel sounds have a high pitched
sound. What action should the nurse take? - Correct Answer - Notify the charge nurse
immediately.
The nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is post-op following an ileostomy.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - Correct
Answer - Avoid medications encapsulated
Which type of hernia can lead to necrosis? - Correct Answer - Strangulated hernia
The nurse is aware that an unresolved intestinal obstruction can lead to which
complications? - Correct Answer - Intestinal rupture and shock
The nurse explains which advantage benefits patients with a Kock pouch ileostomy? -
Correct Answer - The patient does not have to wear a collection device.
The nurse is educating a patient with diverticulitis. Which statement indicates that the
nurse's teaching about the importance of seeking treatment has been successful? -
Correct Answer - "If left untreated, the inflamed bowel can perforate and cause
peritonitis."
Which viruses are responsible for specific cancers? (Select all that apply.) - Correct
Answer - -Liver cancer from hepatitis B virus
-Burkitt lymphoma from Epstein-Barr virus
-Cervical cancer from human papillomavirus
-Kaposi sarcoma from human immunodeficiency virus
The patient has terminal cancer of the prostate and screams at you. What type of
emotion he he experiencing? - Correct Answer - Anger
The nurse reinforces patient instructions regarding neutropenic precautions. Important
topics should include which of the following? - Correct Answer - - No fresh fruit
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