ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL ONCOLOGY EXAM
WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALESS NEWEST VERSION.
A nurse is collecting a health history from a female client who is undergoing
screening for breast cancer. Which of the following factors should the nurse
identify for placing the client at the greatest risk for developing breast
cancer? - CorreCt Answers -Over 50 years of age
Ration: A female client whose age is over 50 years has a high increased risk
for developing breast cancer.
A nurse on an oncology unit is providing discharge teaching to an
adolescent female client who received a bone marrow transplant for
leukemia. Which of the following information should the nurse include in
the teaching? (Select all that apply.) - CorreCt Answers --"Take your
temperature twice each day"
-"It is important to always wear shoes" is correct.
-"Avoid using tampons" is correct
Rational:Clients who are postoperative bone marrow transplants are
immunosuppressed and should continually monitor for manifestations of
infection. A temperature that is greater than 38° C (100° F) should be
reported immediately to the provider. A client who had a bone marrow
transplant is immunosuppressed and should wear shoes to prevent injury
and decrease the risk for infection.The use of tampons is discouraged
because they can disrupt the mucosal layer of the vagina and, if left in too
long, can support the growth of bacteria.
, A nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer and is receiving a
combination of chemotherapy medications. The client expresses confusion
about the therapy. Which of the following explanations should the nurse
provide? - CorreCt Answers -"The chemotherapy medications act at
different stages of cell division so more tumor cells are destroyed."
Rational: Different chemotherapeutic agents act at various stages of cellular
mitosis (division). By combining agents, medication therapy is more
effective in stopping or slowing the growth of cancerous cells by interfering
with their ability to multiply.
A nurse is obtaining a health history from a client who has cancer of the
cervix. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect? -
CorreCt Answers -Vaginal bleeding
Rational: The most common manifestation of cancer of the cervix is
painless vaginal bleeding.
A nurse is caring for a client who has testicular cancer and is experiencing
peripheral neuropathy as an adverse effect of chemotherapy. Which of the
following client manifestations is an expected finding of peripheral
neuropathy? - CorreCt Answers -Tingling of the hands and feet
Rational: Several chemotherapeutic agents might cause peripheral
neuropathy. One of the major manifestations of peripheral neuropathy is
numbness and tingling of an extremity.
A nurse is monitoring a client who has cancer and is receiving
chemotherapy by peripheral IV infusion. The client reports pain at the
insertion site and the nurse notes fluid leaking around the catheter. Which
WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALESS NEWEST VERSION.
A nurse is collecting a health history from a female client who is undergoing
screening for breast cancer. Which of the following factors should the nurse
identify for placing the client at the greatest risk for developing breast
cancer? - CorreCt Answers -Over 50 years of age
Ration: A female client whose age is over 50 years has a high increased risk
for developing breast cancer.
A nurse on an oncology unit is providing discharge teaching to an
adolescent female client who received a bone marrow transplant for
leukemia. Which of the following information should the nurse include in
the teaching? (Select all that apply.) - CorreCt Answers --"Take your
temperature twice each day"
-"It is important to always wear shoes" is correct.
-"Avoid using tampons" is correct
Rational:Clients who are postoperative bone marrow transplants are
immunosuppressed and should continually monitor for manifestations of
infection. A temperature that is greater than 38° C (100° F) should be
reported immediately to the provider. A client who had a bone marrow
transplant is immunosuppressed and should wear shoes to prevent injury
and decrease the risk for infection.The use of tampons is discouraged
because they can disrupt the mucosal layer of the vagina and, if left in too
long, can support the growth of bacteria.
, A nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer and is receiving a
combination of chemotherapy medications. The client expresses confusion
about the therapy. Which of the following explanations should the nurse
provide? - CorreCt Answers -"The chemotherapy medications act at
different stages of cell division so more tumor cells are destroyed."
Rational: Different chemotherapeutic agents act at various stages of cellular
mitosis (division). By combining agents, medication therapy is more
effective in stopping or slowing the growth of cancerous cells by interfering
with their ability to multiply.
A nurse is obtaining a health history from a client who has cancer of the
cervix. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect? -
CorreCt Answers -Vaginal bleeding
Rational: The most common manifestation of cancer of the cervix is
painless vaginal bleeding.
A nurse is caring for a client who has testicular cancer and is experiencing
peripheral neuropathy as an adverse effect of chemotherapy. Which of the
following client manifestations is an expected finding of peripheral
neuropathy? - CorreCt Answers -Tingling of the hands and feet
Rational: Several chemotherapeutic agents might cause peripheral
neuropathy. One of the major manifestations of peripheral neuropathy is
numbness and tingling of an extremity.
A nurse is monitoring a client who has cancer and is receiving
chemotherapy by peripheral IV infusion. The client reports pain at the
insertion site and the nurse notes fluid leaking around the catheter. Which
