NUR 2392 MCD2 Exam 1 Practice Questions
1. A patient has a positive HX of colon cancer. which of the following is
a recommendation you would want them to adhere to?
Answer
Encourage baseline colonoscopy screening
2. the patient asks the nurse how radiation works to destroy cancer cells. how would you
respond?
Answer
The goal of radiation therapy is to destroy the cancer cells, while minimizing further damage to
the boy.
3. A patient asks the nurse to explain what radiation expousre refers to, which response is
correct?
Answer
it refers to the amoun of radiation being delivered
4. a patient asks the nurse to explain the difference between a benign tumor and a malignant
tumor. what is an appropriate response?
Answer
a benign tumor is a normal cells growing in the wrong place at the wrong time, but they are not
cancerous
5. a patient is undergoing chemotherapy and is receiving education about the reduction of
infection risk, which action reduces the risk of infection
, Answer
Hand hygeine
6. A patient would like to know what it means that her breast cancer has metastasized?
Answer
Cancer cells have moved from their primary site
7. the patient who has undergone which procedure is at most risk for hypocalcemia
Answer
thyroidectomy
8. what serum laboratory value does the nurse expect to see with a patient who is hypokalemic
Answer
potassium less than 3.5
9. the nurse uses which phrase to describe palliative care?
Answer
patient care with focus on treatment of symptoms
10. a nurse is caring for a 72-year-old female, she has a diagnosis of dehydration. Which of the
following nursing diagnoses should NOT be included in their plan?
Answer
Fluid volume overload
1. A patient has a positive HX of colon cancer. which of the following is
a recommendation you would want them to adhere to?
Answer
Encourage baseline colonoscopy screening
2. the patient asks the nurse how radiation works to destroy cancer cells. how would you
respond?
Answer
The goal of radiation therapy is to destroy the cancer cells, while minimizing further damage to
the boy.
3. A patient asks the nurse to explain what radiation expousre refers to, which response is
correct?
Answer
it refers to the amoun of radiation being delivered
4. a patient asks the nurse to explain the difference between a benign tumor and a malignant
tumor. what is an appropriate response?
Answer
a benign tumor is a normal cells growing in the wrong place at the wrong time, but they are not
cancerous
5. a patient is undergoing chemotherapy and is receiving education about the reduction of
infection risk, which action reduces the risk of infection
, Answer
Hand hygeine
6. A patient would like to know what it means that her breast cancer has metastasized?
Answer
Cancer cells have moved from their primary site
7. the patient who has undergone which procedure is at most risk for hypocalcemia
Answer
thyroidectomy
8. what serum laboratory value does the nurse expect to see with a patient who is hypokalemic
Answer
potassium less than 3.5
9. the nurse uses which phrase to describe palliative care?
Answer
patient care with focus on treatment of symptoms
10. a nurse is caring for a 72-year-old female, she has a diagnosis of dehydration. Which of the
following nursing diagnoses should NOT be included in their plan?
Answer
Fluid volume overload
