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Colorectal Cancer Questions and Answers and
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The occupational health nurse is preparing a presentation to a group of
factory workers about preventing colon cancer. Which information should
be included?
1. Wear a high filtration mask around chemicals.
2. Eat several servings of cruciferous vegetables daily.
3. Take a multivitamin daily.
4. Do not engage in high-risk sexual behavior.
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Correct Answer
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The nurse is admitting a male client with a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of
the rectosigmoid colon. Which assessment data support this diagnosis?
1. Reports up to 20 bloody stools per day.
2. States he has a feeling of fullness after a heavy meal.
3. Has diarrhea alternating with constipation.
4. Complains of RLQ pain with rebound tenderness.
Correct Answer
3. The most common symptom of CRC is change in bowel
habits.
The 85 y.o. male client diagnosed with colon cancer asks the nurse, "Why
did I get colon cancer?" Which is best response about colon cancer?
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1. Lack of fiber in the diet.
2. Greatest incidence among those younger than 50.
3. Has no known risk factors.
4. Rare among male clients.
Correct Answer
1. Prolonged transit time due to low fiber diet allows for
carcinogens to build up in the lumen of colon.
The nurse is planning care of a client who has had an abdominal perineal
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resection for colon cancer. Which interventions should the nurse
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implement? Select all that apply:
1. Provide meticlulous skin care to stoma.
2. Assess the flank incision.
3. Maintain the indwelling catheter.
4. Irrigate the JP drains every shift.
5. Position the client semi-recumbent.
Correct Answer
1. Correct. Thorough skin care is needed.
2. Wrong. Midline and perineal incisions, not flank.
3. Correct. Perineal wound means a catheter to keep urine
out of incision.
4. Wrong. JP drains are emptied every shift, not irrigated.
5. Don't sit upright because it puts pressure on perineum.
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Colorectal Cancer Questions and Answers and
Graded
The occupational health nurse is preparing a presentation to a group of
factory workers about preventing colon cancer. Which information should
be included?
1. Wear a high filtration mask around chemicals.
2. Eat several servings of cruciferous vegetables daily.
3. Take a multivitamin daily.
4. Do not engage in high-risk sexual behavior.
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Exampromax - Stuvia US
Correct Answer
2.
The nurse is admitting a male client with a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of
the rectosigmoid colon. Which assessment data support this diagnosis?
1. Reports up to 20 bloody stools per day.
2. States he has a feeling of fullness after a heavy meal.
3. Has diarrhea alternating with constipation.
4. Complains of RLQ pain with rebound tenderness.
Correct Answer
3. The most common symptom of CRC is change in bowel
habits.
The 85 y.o. male client diagnosed with colon cancer asks the nurse, "Why
did I get colon cancer?" Which is best response about colon cancer?
, Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
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1. Lack of fiber in the diet.
2. Greatest incidence among those younger than 50.
3. Has no known risk factors.
4. Rare among male clients.
Correct Answer
1. Prolonged transit time due to low fiber diet allows for
carcinogens to build up in the lumen of colon.
The nurse is planning care of a client who has had an abdominal perineal
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resection for colon cancer. Which interventions should the nurse
Exampromax - Stuvia US
implement? Select all that apply:
1. Provide meticlulous skin care to stoma.
2. Assess the flank incision.
3. Maintain the indwelling catheter.
4. Irrigate the JP drains every shift.
5. Position the client semi-recumbent.
Correct Answer
1. Correct. Thorough skin care is needed.
2. Wrong. Midline and perineal incisions, not flank.
3. Correct. Perineal wound means a catheter to keep urine
out of incision.
4. Wrong. JP drains are emptied every shift, not irrigated.
5. Don't sit upright because it puts pressure on perineum.
