NURSING ONCOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS BANK; COMPLETE ACCURATE
QUIZZES WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
-Pap smears every 2-3 years over - correct answer- 30 if they
have had 3 normal tests in a row
-Yearly PSA and DRE for men over - correct answer- 50
A Developmental gene expressed at an inappropriate time,
capable of transforming a normal cell into a cancer cell -
correct answer- Oncogene
a tumor formed as a result of breaking off from a primary tumor
and spreading to distant sites (metastisis) - correct answer-
Secondary tumor
a tumor formed in a specific tissue as a result of a carcinogenic
agent or event - correct answer- Primary tumor
Assessment considerations in the older client: Bladder cancer-
- correct answer- pain, burning, blood, cloudy urine or
increased frequency or urgency
,Assessment considerations in the older client: Colorectal cancer-
- correct answer- any change in bowel habits, bloody stool
Assessment considerations in the older client: Leukemia- -
correct answer- Observe skin for color, petechiae, ecchymosis,
fatigue, bleeding tendency, history of infections, night sweats,
unexplained fever
Assessment considerations in the older client: Lung cancer- -
correct answer- -skin and mucous membranes, how many
words between breaths, cough, hoarseness, smoking, exposure,
SOB, activity intolerance, frothy sputum, pain, difficulty
swallowing
Assessment considerations in the older client: Prostate cancer-
- correct answer- hesitancy, change in size of urine stream,
pain in back or legs, history of UTI
Assessment considerations in the older client: Skin cancer- -
correct answer- ask about changes in moles
, Blood testing- - correct answer- expensive, does not
diagnose the presence of cancer
Cancer cells - correct answer- -Have rapid or continuous cell
division
-Do not respond to signals for apoptosis- unlimited life span
—"immortal"
-Show anaplastic morphology- as cancer cells become more
malignant, they become smaller and rounded
-Have a large nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio
Cancer cells 'cont. - correct answer- -Lose some or all
differentiated functions
-Adhere loosely together
-Are able to migrate
-Grow by invasion
-Are not contact inhibited
-Are aneuploid- more than or less than 23 pairs of chromosomes
cancer development; also called carcinogenesis - correct
answer- Oncogenisis
QUESTIONS BANK; COMPLETE ACCURATE
QUIZZES WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
-Pap smears every 2-3 years over - correct answer- 30 if they
have had 3 normal tests in a row
-Yearly PSA and DRE for men over - correct answer- 50
A Developmental gene expressed at an inappropriate time,
capable of transforming a normal cell into a cancer cell -
correct answer- Oncogene
a tumor formed as a result of breaking off from a primary tumor
and spreading to distant sites (metastisis) - correct answer-
Secondary tumor
a tumor formed in a specific tissue as a result of a carcinogenic
agent or event - correct answer- Primary tumor
Assessment considerations in the older client: Bladder cancer-
- correct answer- pain, burning, blood, cloudy urine or
increased frequency or urgency
,Assessment considerations in the older client: Colorectal cancer-
- correct answer- any change in bowel habits, bloody stool
Assessment considerations in the older client: Leukemia- -
correct answer- Observe skin for color, petechiae, ecchymosis,
fatigue, bleeding tendency, history of infections, night sweats,
unexplained fever
Assessment considerations in the older client: Lung cancer- -
correct answer- -skin and mucous membranes, how many
words between breaths, cough, hoarseness, smoking, exposure,
SOB, activity intolerance, frothy sputum, pain, difficulty
swallowing
Assessment considerations in the older client: Prostate cancer-
- correct answer- hesitancy, change in size of urine stream,
pain in back or legs, history of UTI
Assessment considerations in the older client: Skin cancer- -
correct answer- ask about changes in moles
, Blood testing- - correct answer- expensive, does not
diagnose the presence of cancer
Cancer cells - correct answer- -Have rapid or continuous cell
division
-Do not respond to signals for apoptosis- unlimited life span
—"immortal"
-Show anaplastic morphology- as cancer cells become more
malignant, they become smaller and rounded
-Have a large nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio
Cancer cells 'cont. - correct answer- -Lose some or all
differentiated functions
-Adhere loosely together
-Are able to migrate
-Grow by invasion
-Are not contact inhibited
-Are aneuploid- more than or less than 23 pairs of chromosomes
cancer development; also called carcinogenesis - correct
answer- Oncogenisis
