A nurse should instruct a pt with a positive family history of colon cancer to
adhere to which of the following lifestyle modifications?
Encourage baseline colonoscopy screening
What is the step in which normal cells become damaged? This step is irreversible
and leads to cancer development.
Initiation
Ellen is a 56 yo female in the ER with complaints of a fever for last 3 days.
Recently completed a cycle of chemo. Temp is 103.6, HR 128, 89% on RA BP
88/60. The doc orders a CBC, ABGs, & metabolic panel. What do you anticipate
the lab work to reveal?
decreased absolute neutrophil count
A nurse is caring for newly diagnosed leukemia pt who recently completed the
initial round of chemo. Which of the following should be included in the family
education?
Pt is at increased risk of infections.
A nurse is providing education to a pt and family that is undergoing radiation as
part of his cancer treatment for a brain rumor. Which of the following is a side
effect of radiation?
weight loss
A nurse is caring for a newly diagnosed cancer pt undergoing chemo. The family
has remained with the pt and assist the pt to the bathroom. Which of the
following is important to share with the caring for the pt?
Chemotherapy precautions
Which type of malignant tumors originates in the epithelial cells of the skin,
lungs, liver, kidney, stomach, breast, prostate, and thyroid?
Carcinomas
A nurse is caring for a 36 yo M who presented to the ER with bright red rectal
bleeding for 3 days. He is hypotensive and tachycardiac. He experienced two
episodes of diarrhea in the ER with visible bright red blood. Which of the
following diagnostic test do you anticipate the pt will undergo?
Colonoscopy
A nurse is caring for a pt who presented to the ER with nagging cough, unusual
bleeding and change in bowel and bladder habits. Based on these findings, the
nurse would anticipate which of the following diagnosis.
Cancer
Which of the following questions should the nurse ask the pt who has a family
history of breast cancer?
Have you had genetic testing performed?
A nurse should instruct a pt to follow which strategies to prevent cancer?
vaccinations, routine screening, adhere to medication, reduce frequency of smoking
A nurse is providing pt and family education. Which of the following examples
would indicate the pt and family understanding of secondary cancer prevention
Routine screening