Cancer Care Study and Guide 2025
A nurse is caring for a patient with acute myelocytic leukemia who has been admitted to the oncology
department due to leukostasis. What are the most important nursing interventions for this patient? Select all
that apply.
Monitor white blood cell count.
Assess for signs of occluded microcirculation.
Monitor calcium, phosphorous, and renal function.
Assess for edema of the face and eyes.
Assess for signs of bleeding. - ansMonitor white blood cell count.
Assess for signs of occluded microcirculation.
Assess for signs of bleeding.
Test taking tips: consider bleeding, clotting, and infection.
A nurse is educating patients about cancer prevention. Which cancer prevention measure stated by one of the
patients indicates a need for further teaching? Select all that apply.
"I should include 150 minutes of vigorous activity per week."
"I should ensure that as a woman I do not consume more than two drinks per day."
"I should avoid exposure to known carcinogens such as tobacco."
"I should try to maintain a healthy weight."
"I should eat a starch-based diet to stay healthy." - ans"I should include 150 minutes of vigorous activity per
week."
"I should ensure that as a woman I do not consume more than two drinks per day."
"I should eat a starch-based diet to stay healthy."
Rationale: to prevent cancer, an individual should engage in regular physical activity that is at least 150 mins of
moderate activity or 75 mins of vigorous activity per week. An individual should limit consumption of alcoholic
beverages to no more than one drink per day for women and no more than two drinks per day for men.An
individual should have a healthy diet, preferably a plant-based diet. A plant-based diet is known for reducing
the risk of cancer. Refer to Box 13.2 Cancer Prevention Measures.
, Test taking tips: Find the incorrect answer.
A nurse is teaching about carcinogens. Which example indicates a need for further teaching?
Human papilloma virus
Tobacco
Sun exposure
Nonionizing radiation - ansNonionizing radiation
Rationale: nonionizing radiation is relatively low-energy radiation that does not have enough energy to ionize
atoms or molecules, unlike ionizing radiations like gamma rays. So, it does not have the ability to cause cancer.
Examples of non ionizing radiation include microwaves, radio waves, infrared radiation, visible light, and lasers.
Test taking tip: find the incorrect answer.
A patient has hematuria, abdominal discomfort, and a distended abdomen. Which condition does the patient
most likely have, according to these symptoms?
Brain tumor
Bladder cancer
Cervical cancer
Esophageal cancer - ansBladder cancer
Rationale: hematuria, abdominal discomfort, and a distended abdomen are clinical manifestations of bladder
cancer.
Test taking tips: consider the symptoms.
A patient with lung cancer is diagnosed with superior vena cava syndrome. Which action is most appropriate
for this patient?
Assessing for signs of fluid overload
Assessing for decreased cardiac output
Assessing for signs of renal dysfunction
A nurse is caring for a patient with acute myelocytic leukemia who has been admitted to the oncology
department due to leukostasis. What are the most important nursing interventions for this patient? Select all
that apply.
Monitor white blood cell count.
Assess for signs of occluded microcirculation.
Monitor calcium, phosphorous, and renal function.
Assess for edema of the face and eyes.
Assess for signs of bleeding. - ansMonitor white blood cell count.
Assess for signs of occluded microcirculation.
Assess for signs of bleeding.
Test taking tips: consider bleeding, clotting, and infection.
A nurse is educating patients about cancer prevention. Which cancer prevention measure stated by one of the
patients indicates a need for further teaching? Select all that apply.
"I should include 150 minutes of vigorous activity per week."
"I should ensure that as a woman I do not consume more than two drinks per day."
"I should avoid exposure to known carcinogens such as tobacco."
"I should try to maintain a healthy weight."
"I should eat a starch-based diet to stay healthy." - ans"I should include 150 minutes of vigorous activity per
week."
"I should ensure that as a woman I do not consume more than two drinks per day."
"I should eat a starch-based diet to stay healthy."
Rationale: to prevent cancer, an individual should engage in regular physical activity that is at least 150 mins of
moderate activity or 75 mins of vigorous activity per week. An individual should limit consumption of alcoholic
beverages to no more than one drink per day for women and no more than two drinks per day for men.An
individual should have a healthy diet, preferably a plant-based diet. A plant-based diet is known for reducing
the risk of cancer. Refer to Box 13.2 Cancer Prevention Measures.
, Test taking tips: Find the incorrect answer.
A nurse is teaching about carcinogens. Which example indicates a need for further teaching?
Human papilloma virus
Tobacco
Sun exposure
Nonionizing radiation - ansNonionizing radiation
Rationale: nonionizing radiation is relatively low-energy radiation that does not have enough energy to ionize
atoms or molecules, unlike ionizing radiations like gamma rays. So, it does not have the ability to cause cancer.
Examples of non ionizing radiation include microwaves, radio waves, infrared radiation, visible light, and lasers.
Test taking tip: find the incorrect answer.
A patient has hematuria, abdominal discomfort, and a distended abdomen. Which condition does the patient
most likely have, according to these symptoms?
Brain tumor
Bladder cancer
Cervical cancer
Esophageal cancer - ansBladder cancer
Rationale: hematuria, abdominal discomfort, and a distended abdomen are clinical manifestations of bladder
cancer.
Test taking tips: consider the symptoms.
A patient with lung cancer is diagnosed with superior vena cava syndrome. Which action is most appropriate
for this patient?
Assessing for signs of fluid overload
Assessing for decreased cardiac output
Assessing for signs of renal dysfunction
