NURS202 Exam #2 EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
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A nurse is assessing a client with a family history of cancer. Which finding requires immediate follow up?
Correct Ans: The client reports a feeling of a lump in the throat.
A client, age 42, visits the gynecologist. After examining the client, the healthcare provider suspects
cervical cancer. What will be most important for the nurse to include in assessing the client’s health
history?
Correct Ans: History of human papilloma virus infection.
A client who is receiving chemotherapy express his concern at the thought of losing hair on their head.
The nurse’s best response is:
Correct Ans: "Your hair loss will be temporary. Would you like to tell me about your concerns?"
A client with a modified radical mastectomy has been discharged. The client has been very reluctant to
discuss the surgery or her situation. The nurse making assignments should delegate the clients care to
the:
Correct Ans: Same nurse who has cared for her the past three days, for continuity of care.
Which outcome is expected of a nursing referral to a cancer support group? The client can:
Correct Ans: Cope with cancer.
The family of an older adult with terminal cancer asks about having hospice services. What should the
nurse tell the family? Hospice care:
Correct Ans: Focuses on supportive care for the client and family.
The nurse teaches the client with chronic cancer pain about optimal pain control. Which
recommendation is most effective for pain control?
Correct Ans: Take prescribed analgesics on an around-the-clock schedule to prevent recurrent pain.
Which strategy would be most effective in improving trans cultural communications with oncology
clients and their families?
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Correct Ans: Establish a rapport and listen to their concerns.
The nurse is teaching a client who is receiving chemotherapy and the family how to manage possible
nausea and vomiting at home. What information should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
Correct Ans: Eating small frequent meals
A client with chronic cancer pain has been receiving opiates for four months. She rated the pain as an
eight on a 10-point scale before starting the opioid medication. Following a thorough examination, there
is no new evidence of increased disease, yet the pain is close to eight again. What is the most likely
explanation for the increasing pain?
Correct Ans: Tolerance to the opioid
A nurse is conducting a cancer risk screening program. Which client is at greatest risk for skin cancer?
Correct Ans: 60-year-old mountain biker
The client with brown hair is concerned about losing hair as a result of chemotherapy. What should the
nurse tell the client?
Correct Ans: "The hair loss is temporary. "
The nurse is witnessing the client signature on the inform the surgical consent for an abdominal
hysterectomy. The nurse should be certain the client understands that what will be the outcome of the
surgery?
Correct Ans: Infertility
The client with stage to ovarian cancer undergoes a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral sapling-
oophorectomy with tumor resection, omentectomt, appendectomy, and Lymphadenectomy. During the
second postoperative day, which assessment finding requires immediate intervention?
Correct Ans: Shallow breathing and increasing lethargy
A client asks the nurse with PSA is. The nurse should reply that it stands for:
Correct Ans: Prostate-specific antigen, which is used to screen for prostate cancer
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A client is undergoing a left modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer. Postoperatively, blood
pressure should be a clean from the right arm, and the clients left arm and hand should be elevated as
much as possible to prevent:
Correct Ans: Lymphedema
The nurse is speaking to a group of women about early detection of breast cancer. Which screening
does the nurse recommends to women age 50 and older?
Correct Ans: Annual mammogram
The nurse is conducting a health history for a client at risk for cancer. Which lifestyle factors considered
at risk for colorectal cancer?
Correct Ans: A high-fat, low-fiber diet
A nurse is the average age of 47 following American Cancer Society Guidelines, the nurse she
recommends that the women:
Correct Ans: Have a mammogram annually
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy for lung cancer. During the hand-off report,
the nurse from the previous shift stated the client has been placed on neutropenic precautions. Which
laboratory value supports this nursing action?
Correct Ans: A white blood cell count of 2200/mm3
The care of which client can be assigned to an unlicensed assistant personal (UAP)?
Correct Ans: A client who is having radiation for cancer of the stomach is to have the radiation site
beers with warm water, followed by an application of a moisturizer
A client with suspected gastric cancer undergoes an endoscopy of the stomach. Which assessment made
after the procedure would indicate the development of a potential complication?
Correct Ans: The client experiences a sudden increase in temperature
Which expected outcome about nutrition would be appropriate for a client who has had a total
gastrectomy for gastric cancer? The client will: