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2024 NCLEX ONCOLOGY EXAM 2 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 NCLEX ONCOLOGY EXAM 2WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
During the admission assessment of a 35 year old client with advanced
ovarian cancer, the nurse recognizes which symptom as typical of the
disease?
a. Diarrhea
b. Hypermenorrhea
c. Abdominal bleeding
d. Abdominal distention - CORRECT-ANSWERS23. Answer D. Clinical
manifestations of ovarian cancer include abdominal distention, urinary
frequency and urgency, pleural effusion, malnutrition, pain from pressure
caused by the growing tumor and the effects of urinary or bowel obstruction,
constipation, ascites with dyspnea, and ultimately general severe pain.
Abnormal bleeding, often resulting in hypermenorrhea, is associated with
uterine cancer.
Nurse Kate is reviewing the complications of colonization with a client who
has microinvasive cervical cancer. Which complication, if identified by the
client, indicates a need for further teaching?
a. Infection
b. Hemorrhage
c. Cervical stenosis
d. Ovarian perforation - CORRECT-ANSWERS24. Answer D. Conization
procedure involves removal of a cone-shaped area of the cervix.
Complications of the procedure include hemorrhage, infection, and cervical
stenosis. Ovarian perforation is not a complication.
Mr. Miller has been diagnosed with bone cancer. You know this type of
cancer is classified as:
a. sarcoma.
b. lymphoma.
c. carcinoma.
d. melanoma. - CORRECT-ANSWERS25. Answer A. Tumors that originate from
bone,muscle, and other connective tissue are called sarcomas.
, Sarah, a hospice nurse visits a client dying of ovarian cancer. During the
visit, the client expresses that "If I can just live long enough to attend my
daughter's graduation, I'll be ready to die." Which phrase of coping is this
client experiencing?
a. Anger
b. Denial
c. Bargaining
d. Depression - CORRECT-ANSWERS26. Answer C. Denial, bargaining, anger,
depression, and acceptance are recognized stages that a person facing a
life-threatening illness experiences. Bargaining identifies a behavior in which
the individual is willing to do anything to avoid loss or change prognosis or
fate. Denial is expressed as shock and disbelief and may be the first
response to hearing bad news. Depression may be manifested by
hopelessness, weeping openly, or remaining quiet or withdrawn. Anger also
may be a first response to upsetting news and the predominant theme is
"why me?" or the blaming of others.
Nurse Farah is caring for a client following a mastectomy. Which assessment
finding indicates that the client is experiencing a complication related to the
surgery?
a. Pain at the incisional site
b. Arm edema on the operative side
c. Sanguineous drainage in the Jackson-Pratt drain
d. Complaints of decreased sensation near the operative site - CORRECT-
ANSWERS27. Answer B. Arm edema on the operative side (lymphedema) is a
complication following mastectomy and can occur immediately
postoperatively or may occur months or even years after surgery. Options A,
C, and D are expected occurrences following mastectomy and do not
indicate a complication.
The nurse is admitting a male client with laryngeal cancer to the nursing
unit. The nurse assesses for which most common risk factor for this type of
cancer?
a. Alcohol abuse
b. Cigarette smoking
c. Use of chewing tobacco
d. Exposure to air pollutants - CORRECT-ANSWERS28. Answer B. The most
common risk factor associated with laryngeal cancer is cigarette smoking.
Heavy alcohol use and the combined use of tobacco increase the risk.
Another risk factor is exposure to environmental pollutants.
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