ONCOLOGY STANDARD EXAM SHEET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔The nurse is reinforcing discharge instructions to a client with cancer of the prostate
after a suprapubic prostatectomy. The nurse should reinforce which discharge
instruction? Select all that apply. - ✔✔34
✔✔The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who is receiving
chemotherapy and notes that the platelet count is 10,000 mm3 (10 × 109/L). On the
basis of this laboratory value, the nurse should perform which interventions? Select all
that apply. - ✔✔135
✔✔the nurse is caring for a client who is receiving an intravenous (IV) infusion of an
antineoplastic medication. During the infusion, the client complains of pain at the
insertion site. During an inspection of the site, the nurse notes redness and swelling.
The nurse should take which appropriate action? - ✔✔1
✔✔The licensed practical nurse (LPN) is assisting the registered nurse (RN) to create a
teaching plan for the client receiving an antineoplastic medication. The LPN expects
which information to be included? Select all that apply. - ✔✔135
✔✔the nurse reinforces instructions to the client about breast self-examination (BSE).
The nurse instructs the client to lie down and examine the left breast. Which is the
correct area for placing a pillow when examining the left breast? - ✔✔1
✔✔The nurse is caring for a client dying of cancer. During care, the client states, "If I
can just live long enough to attend my daughter's graduation, I'll be ready to die." Which
phase of coping is this client experiencing? - ✔✔3
✔✔The nurse is reinforcing instructions to a community group regarding the risks and
causes of bladder cancer. The nurse determines that there is a need for further teaching
if a member of the community group makes which statement regarding this type of
cancer? - ✔✔1
✔✔The nurse is collecting data from a client with a history of bladder cancer. Which
signs/symptoms should the nurse expect the client to report? Select all that apply. -
✔✔1345
✔✔The nurse is caring for a client after a mastectomy. Which nursing interventions
should assist with preventing lymphedema of the affected arm? Select all that apply. -
✔✔23
, ✔✔The nurse is reinforcing instructions to a client on performing a testicular self-
examination (TSE). Which instructions should the nurse provide to the client? Select all
that apply. - ✔✔25
✔✔The nurse is assisting with conducting a health-promotion program at a local school.
The nurse determines that there is a need for further teaching if a student identifies
which risk factors associated with cancer? Select all that apply. - ✔✔45
✔✔A client with cancer is receiving chemotherapy and develops thrombocytopenia.
Which intervention is a priority in the nursing plan of care? - ✔✔1
✔✔The nurse is reinforcing instructions to a group of female clients about breast self-
examination (BSE). When should the nurse instruct the pre-menopausal client to
perform this examination? - ✔✔4
✔✔A client who has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma asks the nurse about the
diagnosis. The nurse bases the response on which characteristic of the disorder? - ✔✔4
✔✔The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who has been diagnosed
with multiple myeloma. Which finding should the nurse expect to note with this
diagnosis? - ✔✔1
✔✔A gastrectomy is performed on a client with gastric cancer. In the immediate
postoperative period, the nurse notes bloody drainage from the nasogastric (NG) tube.
Which action should the nurse take? - ✔✔3
✔✔The nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client admitted to the hospital with a
diagnosis of colorectal cancer. The nurse understands that which information
documented in the medical history are risk factors of this type of cancer? Select all that
apply. - ✔✔1345
✔✔A client is tentatively diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The nurse gathers data about
which late symptom of this disease? - ✔✔2
✔✔A client with ovarian cancer is scheduled to receive chemotherapy with cisplatin.
The nurse assisting in caring for the client reviews the plan of care, expecting to note
which interventions? Select all that apply. - ✔✔25
✔✔A client receiving chemotherapy asks the nurse, "What will I do when my hair starts
to fall out?" Which action by the nurse is therapeutic? - ✔✔1
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔The nurse is reinforcing discharge instructions to a client with cancer of the prostate
after a suprapubic prostatectomy. The nurse should reinforce which discharge
instruction? Select all that apply. - ✔✔34
✔✔The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who is receiving
chemotherapy and notes that the platelet count is 10,000 mm3 (10 × 109/L). On the
basis of this laboratory value, the nurse should perform which interventions? Select all
that apply. - ✔✔135
✔✔the nurse is caring for a client who is receiving an intravenous (IV) infusion of an
antineoplastic medication. During the infusion, the client complains of pain at the
insertion site. During an inspection of the site, the nurse notes redness and swelling.
The nurse should take which appropriate action? - ✔✔1
✔✔The licensed practical nurse (LPN) is assisting the registered nurse (RN) to create a
teaching plan for the client receiving an antineoplastic medication. The LPN expects
which information to be included? Select all that apply. - ✔✔135
✔✔the nurse reinforces instructions to the client about breast self-examination (BSE).
The nurse instructs the client to lie down and examine the left breast. Which is the
correct area for placing a pillow when examining the left breast? - ✔✔1
✔✔The nurse is caring for a client dying of cancer. During care, the client states, "If I
can just live long enough to attend my daughter's graduation, I'll be ready to die." Which
phase of coping is this client experiencing? - ✔✔3
✔✔The nurse is reinforcing instructions to a community group regarding the risks and
causes of bladder cancer. The nurse determines that there is a need for further teaching
if a member of the community group makes which statement regarding this type of
cancer? - ✔✔1
✔✔The nurse is collecting data from a client with a history of bladder cancer. Which
signs/symptoms should the nurse expect the client to report? Select all that apply. -
✔✔1345
✔✔The nurse is caring for a client after a mastectomy. Which nursing interventions
should assist with preventing lymphedema of the affected arm? Select all that apply. -
✔✔23
, ✔✔The nurse is reinforcing instructions to a client on performing a testicular self-
examination (TSE). Which instructions should the nurse provide to the client? Select all
that apply. - ✔✔25
✔✔The nurse is assisting with conducting a health-promotion program at a local school.
The nurse determines that there is a need for further teaching if a student identifies
which risk factors associated with cancer? Select all that apply. - ✔✔45
✔✔A client with cancer is receiving chemotherapy and develops thrombocytopenia.
Which intervention is a priority in the nursing plan of care? - ✔✔1
✔✔The nurse is reinforcing instructions to a group of female clients about breast self-
examination (BSE). When should the nurse instruct the pre-menopausal client to
perform this examination? - ✔✔4
✔✔A client who has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma asks the nurse about the
diagnosis. The nurse bases the response on which characteristic of the disorder? - ✔✔4
✔✔The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who has been diagnosed
with multiple myeloma. Which finding should the nurse expect to note with this
diagnosis? - ✔✔1
✔✔A gastrectomy is performed on a client with gastric cancer. In the immediate
postoperative period, the nurse notes bloody drainage from the nasogastric (NG) tube.
Which action should the nurse take? - ✔✔3
✔✔The nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client admitted to the hospital with a
diagnosis of colorectal cancer. The nurse understands that which information
documented in the medical history are risk factors of this type of cancer? Select all that
apply. - ✔✔1345
✔✔A client is tentatively diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The nurse gathers data about
which late symptom of this disease? - ✔✔2
✔✔A client with ovarian cancer is scheduled to receive chemotherapy with cisplatin.
The nurse assisting in caring for the client reviews the plan of care, expecting to note
which interventions? Select all that apply. - ✔✔25
✔✔A client receiving chemotherapy asks the nurse, "What will I do when my hair starts
to fall out?" Which action by the nurse is therapeutic? - ✔✔1
