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MULTIPLEhCHOICE
1. Ahpatienthwhohishscheduledhforhahbreasthbiopsyhaskshthehnursehthehdifferencehbetweenhahbenignht
umorhandhahmalignanthtumor.hWhichhanswerhbyhthehnursehishaccurate?
a. “Benignhtumorshdohnothcausehdamagehtohotherhtissues.”
b. “Benignhtumorsharehlikelyhtohrecurhinhthehsamehlocation.”
c. “Malignanthtumorshmayhspreadhtohotherhtissueshorhorgans.”
d. “Malignanthcellshreproducehmorehrapidlyhthanhnormalhcells.”
ANS:h C
Thehmajorhdifferencehbetweenhbenignhandhmalignanthtumorshishthathmalignanthtumorshinvadeha
djacenthtissueshandhspreadhtohdistanthtissueshandhbenignhtumorshdohnothmetastasize.hThehotherhsta
tementsharehinaccurate.hBothhtypeshofhtumorshmayhcausehdamagehtohadjacenthtissues.
Malignanthcellshdohnothreproducehmorehrapidlyhthanhnormalhcells.hBenignhtumorshdohnothu
suallyhrecur.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hUnderstandh(comprehension)
TOP:h NursinghProcess:hImplementation MSC:h NCLEX:hPhysiologicalhIntegrity
2. Thehnursehishcaringhforhahpatienthreceivinghintravesicalhbladderhchemotherapy.hThehnursehs
houldhmonitorhforhwhichhadverseheffect?
a. Nausea
b. Alopecia
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c. Hematuria
d. Xerostomia
ANS:h C
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Thehadverseheffectshofhintravesicalhchemotherapyharehconfinedhtohthehbladder.hThehotherha
dverseheffectsharehassociatedhwithhsystemichchemotherapy.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplyh(application) TOP:
NursinghProcess:hEvaluationhMSC:h NCLEX:hPhysiologicalhIntegrity
3. Thehnursehishcaringhforhahpatienthwhohsmokesh2hpacks/day.hWhichhactionhbyhthehnursehcouldhh
elphreducehthehpatient’shriskhofhlunghcancer?
a. Teachhthehpatienthabouththehsevenhwarninghsignshofhcancer.
b. Planhtohmonitorhthehpatient’shcarcinoembryonichantigenh(CEA)hlevel.
c. Teachhthehpatienthabouthannualhchesthx-rayshforhlunghcancerhscreening.
d. Discusshriskshassociatedhwithhcigaretteshduringheachhpatienthencounter.
ANS:h D
Teachinghabouththehriskshassociatedhwithhcigarettehsmokinghishrecommendedhatheveryhpatienthe
ncounterhbecausehcigarettehsmokinghishassociatedhwithhmultiplehhealthhproblems.hThehotherhop
tionshmayhdetecthlunghcancerhthathishalreadyhpresenthbuthdohnothreducehthehrisk.
DIF:h CognitivehLevel:hApplyh(application)
TOP:h NursinghProcess:hImplementationhhh MSC:h NCLEX:hHealthhPromotionhandhMaintenance
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4. Thehnursehshouldhsuggesthwhichhfoodhchoicehforhahpatienthscheduledhtohreceivehexternal-
beamhradiationhforhabdominalhcancer?
a. Fruithsalad
b. Bakedhchicken
c. Creamedhbroccoli
d. Toastedhwheathbread
ANS:h B
Proteinhishneededhforhwoundhhealing.hTohminimizehthehdiarrheahthathishassociatedhwithhbowelhr
adiation,hthehpatienthshouldhavoidhfoodshhighhinhroughage,hsuchhashfruitshandhwholehgrains.hLa
ctosehintolerancehmayhdevelophsecondaryhtohradiation,hsohdairyhproductshshouldhalsohbehavoid
ed.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplyh(application)
TOP:h NursinghProcess:hImplementation MSC:h NCLEX:hPhysiologicalhIntegrity
5. Duringhahroutinehhealthhexamination,hah40-yr-
oldhpatienthtellshthehnursehabouthahfamilyhhistoryhofhcolonhcancer.hWhichhactionhshouldhthehnurs
ehtakehnext?
a. Schedulehahsigmoidoscopyhtohprovidehbaselinehdata.
b. Obtainhmorehinformationhabouththehpatient’shrelatives.
c. Teachhthehpatienthabouththehneedhforhahcolonoscopyhathageh50.
d. Teachhthehpatienthhowhtohdohhomehtestinghforhfecalhocculthblood.
ANS:h B
Thehpatienthmayhbehathincreasedhriskhforhcolonhcancer,hbuththehnurse’shfirsthactionhshouldhbehfurth
erhassessment.hThehotherhactionshmayhbehappropriate,hdependinghonhthehinformationhthathishobtain
edhfromhthehpatienthwithhfurtherhquestioning.
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DIF: CognitivehLevel:hAnalyzeh(analysis)
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Chapter 15: Cancer
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Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition
h h h h h
MULTIPLEhCHOICE
1. Ahpatienthwhohishscheduledhforhahbreasthbiopsyhaskshthehnursehthehdifferencehbetweenhahbenignht
umorhandhahmalignanthtumor.hWhichhanswerhbyhthehnursehishaccurate?
a. “Benignhtumorshdohnothcausehdamagehtohotherhtissues.”
b. “Benignhtumorsharehlikelyhtohrecurhinhthehsamehlocation.”
c. “Malignanthtumorshmayhspreadhtohotherhtissueshorhorgans.”
d. “Malignanthcellshreproducehmorehrapidlyhthanhnormalhcells.”
ANS:h C
Thehmajorhdifferencehbetweenhbenignhandhmalignanthtumorshishthathmalignanthtumorshinvadeha
djacenthtissueshandhspreadhtohdistanthtissueshandhbenignhtumorshdohnothmetastasize.hThehotherhsta
tementsharehinaccurate.hBothhtypeshofhtumorshmayhcausehdamagehtohadjacenthtissues.
Malignanthcellshdohnothreproducehmorehrapidlyhthanhnormalhcells.hBenignhtumorshdohnothu
suallyhrecur.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hUnderstandh(comprehension)
TOP:h NursinghProcess:hImplementation MSC:h NCLEX:hPhysiologicalhIntegrity
2. Thehnursehishcaringhforhahpatienthreceivinghintravesicalhbladderhchemotherapy.hThehnursehs
houldhmonitorhforhwhichhadverseheffect?
a. Nausea
b. Alopecia
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c. Hematuria
d. Xerostomia
ANS:h C
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Thehadverseheffectshofhintravesicalhchemotherapyharehconfinedhtohthehbladder.hThehotherha
dverseheffectsharehassociatedhwithhsystemichchemotherapy.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplyh(application) TOP:
NursinghProcess:hEvaluationhMSC:h NCLEX:hPhysiologicalhIntegrity
3. Thehnursehishcaringhforhahpatienthwhohsmokesh2hpacks/day.hWhichhactionhbyhthehnursehcouldhh
elphreducehthehpatient’shriskhofhlunghcancer?
a. Teachhthehpatienthabouththehsevenhwarninghsignshofhcancer.
b. Planhtohmonitorhthehpatient’shcarcinoembryonichantigenh(CEA)hlevel.
c. Teachhthehpatienthabouthannualhchesthx-rayshforhlunghcancerhscreening.
d. Discusshriskshassociatedhwithhcigaretteshduringheachhpatienthencounter.
ANS:h D
Teachinghabouththehriskshassociatedhwithhcigarettehsmokinghishrecommendedhatheveryhpatienthe
ncounterhbecausehcigarettehsmokinghishassociatedhwithhmultiplehhealthhproblems.hThehotherhop
tionshmayhdetecthlunghcancerhthathishalreadyhpresenthbuthdohnothreducehthehrisk.
DIF:h CognitivehLevel:hApplyh(application)
TOP:h NursinghProcess:hImplementationhhh MSC:h NCLEX:hHealthhPromotionhandhMaintenance
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4. Thehnursehshouldhsuggesthwhichhfoodhchoicehforhahpatienthscheduledhtohreceivehexternal-
beamhradiationhforhabdominalhcancer?
a. Fruithsalad
b. Bakedhchicken
c. Creamedhbroccoli
d. Toastedhwheathbread
ANS:h B
Proteinhishneededhforhwoundhhealing.hTohminimizehthehdiarrheahthathishassociatedhwithhbowelhr
adiation,hthehpatienthshouldhavoidhfoodshhighhinhroughage,hsuchhashfruitshandhwholehgrains.hLa
ctosehintolerancehmayhdevelophsecondaryhtohradiation,hsohdairyhproductshshouldhalsohbehavoid
ed.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplyh(application)
TOP:h NursinghProcess:hImplementation MSC:h NCLEX:hPhysiologicalhIntegrity
5. Duringhahroutinehhealthhexamination,hah40-yr-
oldhpatienthtellshthehnursehabouthahfamilyhhistoryhofhcolonhcancer.hWhichhactionhshouldhthehnurs
ehtakehnext?
a. Schedulehahsigmoidoscopyhtohprovidehbaselinehdata.
b. Obtainhmorehinformationhabouththehpatient’shrelatives.
c. Teachhthehpatienthabouththehneedhforhahcolonoscopyhathageh50.
d. Teachhthehpatienthhowhtohdohhomehtestinghforhfecalhocculthblood.
ANS:h B
Thehpatienthmayhbehathincreasedhriskhforhcolonhcancer,hbuththehnurse’shfirsthactionhshouldhbehfurth
erhassessment.hThehotherhactionshmayhbehappropriate,hdependinghonhthehinformationhthathishobtain
edhfromhthehpatienthwithhfurtherhquestioning.
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