KAPLAN ONCOLOGY A NGN UPDATE
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS GRADED A+
Professional Academic Assistance Services
The home health care nurse monitors a client diagnosed with
lung cancer. The client reports awakening with a severe
headache several mornings during the past week. The client also
admits to becoming suddenly nauseated and reports drooling
and vomiting. After performing a neurological assessment,
which action does the nurse take next?
a. Administer the prescribed antiemetic
b. Reassure the client that this is expected
c. Auscultate the client's lungs
d. Contact the health care provider - Answer: d. Contact the
health care provider
On the evening before a scheduled lung biopsy, a client says to
the nurse, "Do you think I have cancer?" Which response by the
nurse is most appropriate?
,a. "It is not for me to say. You'll know after tomorrow."
b. "You know that you have been taking a chance smoking
cigarettes after all these years."
c. "Several tests will have to be done to confirm that diagnosis."
d. "You sound worried about what they might find tomorrow." -
Answer: d. "You sound worried about what they might find
tomorrow."
The nurse recognizes which sign as an indication of cancer of the
larynx?
a. Increase drooling
b. Blood-streaked sputum
c. Difficulty swallowing
d. Jaundice - Answer: c. Difficulty swallowing
A client experiences numbness and decreased sensations in
both lower extremities during the course of treatment with
vinblastine. The nurse instructs the client to take which action?
a. Soak both legs in hot water four times each day
, b. Increase walking to three times a week for 30 minutes
c. Ambulate carefully with broad-based gait
d. Elevate legs while sitting - Answer: c. Ambulate carefully with
broad-based gait
The nurse knows which finding is the most life-threatening
adverse effect of chemotherapy?
a. Alopecia
b. Bone marrow suppression
c. Nausea and vomiting
d. Mucositis - Answer: b. Bone marrow suppression
The nurse provides care for a newborn client diagnosed with
cryptorchidism. For which reason would orchiopexy be
recommended if the client's testicle has not descended by 12
months of age?
a. The testicle may become cancerous
b. The child will have limited athletic ability
c. The child may have bedwetting problems
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS GRADED A+
Professional Academic Assistance Services
The home health care nurse monitors a client diagnosed with
lung cancer. The client reports awakening with a severe
headache several mornings during the past week. The client also
admits to becoming suddenly nauseated and reports drooling
and vomiting. After performing a neurological assessment,
which action does the nurse take next?
a. Administer the prescribed antiemetic
b. Reassure the client that this is expected
c. Auscultate the client's lungs
d. Contact the health care provider - Answer: d. Contact the
health care provider
On the evening before a scheduled lung biopsy, a client says to
the nurse, "Do you think I have cancer?" Which response by the
nurse is most appropriate?
,a. "It is not for me to say. You'll know after tomorrow."
b. "You know that you have been taking a chance smoking
cigarettes after all these years."
c. "Several tests will have to be done to confirm that diagnosis."
d. "You sound worried about what they might find tomorrow." -
Answer: d. "You sound worried about what they might find
tomorrow."
The nurse recognizes which sign as an indication of cancer of the
larynx?
a. Increase drooling
b. Blood-streaked sputum
c. Difficulty swallowing
d. Jaundice - Answer: c. Difficulty swallowing
A client experiences numbness and decreased sensations in
both lower extremities during the course of treatment with
vinblastine. The nurse instructs the client to take which action?
a. Soak both legs in hot water four times each day
, b. Increase walking to three times a week for 30 minutes
c. Ambulate carefully with broad-based gait
d. Elevate legs while sitting - Answer: c. Ambulate carefully with
broad-based gait
The nurse knows which finding is the most life-threatening
adverse effect of chemotherapy?
a. Alopecia
b. Bone marrow suppression
c. Nausea and vomiting
d. Mucositis - Answer: b. Bone marrow suppression
The nurse provides care for a newborn client diagnosed with
cryptorchidism. For which reason would orchiopexy be
recommended if the client's testicle has not descended by 12
months of age?
a. The testicle may become cancerous
b. The child will have limited athletic ability
c. The child may have bedwetting problems
