Care of the Patient with Cancer
Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
A patient has developed stomatitis from chemotherapy. What should the appropriate
intervention for this condition include? - ANSWER✔✔-Using a soft toothbrush
Which of the following men should be highest priority for referral for a prostate-specific
antigen (PSA)? - ANSWER✔✔-45 year old African American man
A patient, age 56, has been advised that his prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level is
elevated. The physician then performed a digital rectal examination (DRE). What
should the next definitive diagnostic test be ? - ANSWER✔✔-Transrectal ultrasound
How would the nurse explain to the patient who is taking cyclophosphamide
(Cytoxan), an alkylating agent, about how the medication works? - ANSWER✔✔-It
interferes with DNA replication
After an elevation of his PSA, the patient has blood drawn for a CA-19-9. When he asks
the nurses the purpose of this new test, what is the most appropriate response? -
ANSWER✔✔-It tests for hepatobiliary cancer
, A patient, age 39, receiving chemotherapy for treatment of her cancer has a white blood
cell count of 1600/mm3. This finding requires nursing interventions to provide which
of the following? - ANSWER✔✔-Protection against infection
What should the home health nurse advise the patient who found a lump in her breats a
week ago during breast self-examination? - ANSWER✔✔-Arrange for an examination
by her physician
How many minutes of daily excercise does the America Cancer Society recommend as a
prevention of Cancer? - ANSWER✔✔-20 minutes
Using the TNM staging classification system, what does a tumor staged as T4N3M2
mean - ANSWER✔✔-Enlarging tumor, increasing lymph node involvement, and
distant metastasis
A home health patient undergoing radiation therapy says, "I feel so useless. I have no
energy, no appetite and i fall asleep whenever i sit down." What is the nurse's most
therapeutic response? - ANSWER✔✔-"Fatigue is an unfortunate side effect of radiation.
It will improve when you finish treatment"
The nurse instructs a patient who has been smoking for 5 years about the warning signs
of cancer. The nurse tells him that one of cancer's seven warning signals include: -
ANSWER✔✔-nagging cough or hoarseness
Which of the following is a meal that would represent foods that help prevent cancer? -
ANSWER✔✔-Broiled chicken, cabbage with onion and garlic, and soy milk
Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
A patient has developed stomatitis from chemotherapy. What should the appropriate
intervention for this condition include? - ANSWER✔✔-Using a soft toothbrush
Which of the following men should be highest priority for referral for a prostate-specific
antigen (PSA)? - ANSWER✔✔-45 year old African American man
A patient, age 56, has been advised that his prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level is
elevated. The physician then performed a digital rectal examination (DRE). What
should the next definitive diagnostic test be ? - ANSWER✔✔-Transrectal ultrasound
How would the nurse explain to the patient who is taking cyclophosphamide
(Cytoxan), an alkylating agent, about how the medication works? - ANSWER✔✔-It
interferes with DNA replication
After an elevation of his PSA, the patient has blood drawn for a CA-19-9. When he asks
the nurses the purpose of this new test, what is the most appropriate response? -
ANSWER✔✔-It tests for hepatobiliary cancer
, A patient, age 39, receiving chemotherapy for treatment of her cancer has a white blood
cell count of 1600/mm3. This finding requires nursing interventions to provide which
of the following? - ANSWER✔✔-Protection against infection
What should the home health nurse advise the patient who found a lump in her breats a
week ago during breast self-examination? - ANSWER✔✔-Arrange for an examination
by her physician
How many minutes of daily excercise does the America Cancer Society recommend as a
prevention of Cancer? - ANSWER✔✔-20 minutes
Using the TNM staging classification system, what does a tumor staged as T4N3M2
mean - ANSWER✔✔-Enlarging tumor, increasing lymph node involvement, and
distant metastasis
A home health patient undergoing radiation therapy says, "I feel so useless. I have no
energy, no appetite and i fall asleep whenever i sit down." What is the nurse's most
therapeutic response? - ANSWER✔✔-"Fatigue is an unfortunate side effect of radiation.
It will improve when you finish treatment"
The nurse instructs a patient who has been smoking for 5 years about the warning signs
of cancer. The nurse tells him that one of cancer's seven warning signals include: -
ANSWER✔✔-nagging cough or hoarseness
Which of the following is a meal that would represent foods that help prevent cancer? -
ANSWER✔✔-Broiled chicken, cabbage with onion and garlic, and soy milk
