CHAPTER 47 CANCER, IMMUNE SYSTEM & SKIN DISORDERS 2026/2027 |
NURSING STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & EXAM REVIEW
Persons receiving chemotherapy are at risk for which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Nausea,
vomiting, and diarrhea
Signs and symptoms of cancer include which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Night sweats
Besides drugs, hormone therapy also involves - correct answer ✔✔Surgically removing organs or glands
that produce certain hormones
Cancer occurs in: - correct answer ✔✔all age groups
Care of persons with AIDS involves which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Encouraging total care to
prevent transmission
A resident is dying of cancer. Which program might be helpful to the person and the person's family? -
correct answer ✔✔hospice
A person has cancer. You know that the person has... - correct answer ✔✔a malignant tumor.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is spread by: - correct answer ✔✔blood, semen, vaginal
secretions, and breast milk.
To protect yourself and others from HIV, you must follow Standard Precautions and the Bloodborne
Pathogen Standard: - correct answer ✔✔at all times.
Which factor increases the risk of cancer? - correct answer ✔✔tabacco use
Signs and symptoms of AIDS include which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Extreme fatigue, sores
or white patches on the mouth or tongue, and confusion
A person has cancer. Surgery is done to: - correct answer ✔✔remove the cancer.
An 80-year-old woman has undergone chemotherapy for cancer. She is at risk for shingles. - correct
answer ✔✔True
HIV causes: - correct answer ✔✔acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
A malignant tumor: - correct answer ✔✔invades and destroys nearby tissue.
NURSING STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & EXAM REVIEW
Persons receiving chemotherapy are at risk for which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Nausea,
vomiting, and diarrhea
Signs and symptoms of cancer include which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Night sweats
Besides drugs, hormone therapy also involves - correct answer ✔✔Surgically removing organs or glands
that produce certain hormones
Cancer occurs in: - correct answer ✔✔all age groups
Care of persons with AIDS involves which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Encouraging total care to
prevent transmission
A resident is dying of cancer. Which program might be helpful to the person and the person's family? -
correct answer ✔✔hospice
A person has cancer. You know that the person has... - correct answer ✔✔a malignant tumor.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is spread by: - correct answer ✔✔blood, semen, vaginal
secretions, and breast milk.
To protect yourself and others from HIV, you must follow Standard Precautions and the Bloodborne
Pathogen Standard: - correct answer ✔✔at all times.
Which factor increases the risk of cancer? - correct answer ✔✔tabacco use
Signs and symptoms of AIDS include which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Extreme fatigue, sores
or white patches on the mouth or tongue, and confusion
A person has cancer. Surgery is done to: - correct answer ✔✔remove the cancer.
An 80-year-old woman has undergone chemotherapy for cancer. She is at risk for shingles. - correct
answer ✔✔True
HIV causes: - correct answer ✔✔acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
A malignant tumor: - correct answer ✔✔invades and destroys nearby tissue.
