Saunders Oncology Examination Questions with Answers
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Saunders Oncology Examination Questions with Answers
The nurse is helping prepare instructions for a client who has developed stomatitis following the administration of a course of antineoplastic medications. Which instructions should the nurse suggest to include in the plan of care? - Answer-2, ...
Saunders Oncology Examination
Questions with Answers
The nurse is helping prepare instructions for a client who has developed stomatitis
following the administration of a course of antineoplastic medications. Which
instructions should the nurse suggest to include in the plan of care? - Answer-2, 3, 5
Letrozole is prescribed for a postmenopausal client with advanced breast cancer. Which
side effect of this medication should the nurse reinforce in the instructions to the client?
- Answer-2
Megestrol acetate, an antineoplastic medication, is prescribed for the client with
metastatic endometrial carcinoma. The nurse reviews the client's history and contacts
the registered nurse if which diagnosis is documented in the client's history? - Answer-3
A client with breast cancer has been given a prescription for cyclophosphamide. The
nurse determines that the client understands the proper use of the medication if the
client states that she needs to:
1. Decrease dietary intake of magnesium.
2. Increase dietary intake of potassium.
3. Take the medication with large meals.
4. Increase fluid intake to 2 to 3 L/day. - Answer-1, 5
A client with advanced ovarian cancer is being treated with paclitaxel. The nurse
monitors the client closely for which side effect of the medication? - Answer-2
A client with cancer is receiving daunorubincin intravenously. The nurse assigned to
assist in caring for the client monitors for which commonly expected side effect? -
Answer-4
A client with lung cancer is receiving a high dose of methotrexate (Rheumatrex).
Leucovorin (citrovorum factor, folic acid) is also prescribed. The nurse who is assisting
in planning care for the client understands that the purpose of administering the
leucovorin is to:
1. Preserve normal cells.
2. Promote DNA synthesis.
, 3. Promote medication excretion.
4. Promote the synthesis of nucleic acids. - Answer-1
A client diagnosed with testicular cancer is prescribed cisplatin. The nurse should
monitor for which toxic effect of this medication? - Answer-2
The client with acute myelocytic leukemia is being treated with busulfan. Which
laboratory value should the nurse specifically monitor during treatment with this
medication? - Answer-2
The nurse is reinforcing medication instructions to a client with breast cancer who is
receiving cyclophosphamide. Which instruction should the nurse provide to the client? -
Answer-2
The nurse is providing care for a client with a diagnosis of germ cell cancer of the testes
who has been prescribed ifosfamide. The nurse anticipates that the client will also be
prescribed which additional antineoplastic medication? - Answer-1
The nurse is reinforcing information regarding chemotherapy with a client who has been
diagnosed with cancer. The nurse tells the client that which is an advantage of
continuous intravenous chemotherapy? - Answer-4
A client with cancer has received a course of chemotherapy with fluorouracil. The nurse
plan to reinforce which instructions? - Answer-3
The nurse tells a client with leukemia that allopuinol has been added to the medication
list. The client asks the purpose of the new medication, the nurse responds that
allopuinol is intended to prevent which complication? - Answer-4
The nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of metastatic breast carcinoma.
Tamoxifen citrate 10mg orally twice daily is prescribed for the client, and the nurse is
reinforcing instructions to the client regarding the medication. Which statement by the
client would indicate an understanding of the medication? - Answer-4
A client with breast cancer is being treated with cyclophosphamide. The nurse plans
care, knowing that this medication fits which classification? - Answer-4
The client with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is receiving daunorubicin. Which
signs/symptoms should indicate to the nurse that the client is experiencing a toxic effect
related to the medication? - Answer-4
The client with metastatic breast cancer is receiving tamoxifen. The nurse specifically
monitors which laboratory value while the client is taking this medication? - Answer-
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