NURS 495 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS RATED A.
Which information should the nurse include when teaching about angiogenic
factors in cancerous tumors?
A) Angiogenic factors stimulate new blood vessel growth.
B) Angiogenic factors trigger apoptosis.
C) Angiogenic factors release of growth factors.
D) Angiogenic factors stimulate tumor regression.
A
A 30-year-old male with HIV is diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus. After 2
months, the virus is still active. Based upon the Epstein-Barr virus, which of the
following cancers is most likely to develop in this patient?
A) B-cell lymphoma
B) Kaposi sarcoma
C) T-cell leukemia
D) T-cell lipoma
A
Which information indicates that a nurse understands characteristics of
malignant tumours?
A) Cells vary in size and shape
B) Grows slowly
C) Has a well-defined capsule
D) Is well differentiated
A
What does the activation of telomerase by cancer cells result in?
A) Limited mitosis by healthy cells
B) Repeated divisions of cancer cells
,C) Cancerous clonal distinction
D) Enhanced mutation abilities
B
Which of the following indicates that a nurse understands a proto-oncogene? A
proto-oncogene is best defined as a(n) _____ gene.
A) tumour-suppressor
B) normal
C) altered
D) Inactive
B
A patient has a tissue growth that was diagnosed as cancer. Which of the
following terms best describes this growth?
A) Malignant tumour
B) Lipoma
C) Hypertrophy
D) Meningioma
A
Which statement indicates the patient has a correct understanding of metastasis?
The most common route of metastasis is through the blood vessels and:
A) connective tissues.
B) lymphatics.
C) lung tissue.
D) body cavities.
B
A nurse is discussing preinvasive epithelial tumours of glandular or squamous
cell origin. What is the nurse describing?
a. Cancer beyond (meta) situ
b. Dysplastic
c. Tumour in differentiation
d. Cancer in situ
D
, A 30-year-old female is diagnosed with cancer. Testing reveals that the cancer
cells have spread to local lymph nodes. A nurse realizes that this cancer would
be documented as stage:
a. 1
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2
C
A primary care provider is attempting to diagnose cancer and is looking for a
tumour marker. Which of the following could be a possible marker?
a. Neurotransmitters
b. Apoptotic cells
c. Red blood cells
d. Enzymes
D
Which of the following symptoms are the hallmarks of delirium?
A) Inattention, fluctuating course, hyperactivity, and altered LOC
B) Acute onset, fluctuating course, memory loss, and altered LOC
C) Disorganized thinking, insidious onset, inattention, and altered LOC
D) Acute onset, fluctuating, inattention, disorganized thinking, and alter LOC
D
What would the nurse expect to find during an assessment of the client with
ALS?
A) Cognitive dysfunction
B) Mental deterioration
C) Muscle weakness and wasting
D) Sensory loss in the extremities
C
When a patient asks, "What is the cause of multiple sclerosis". How might the
nurse answer?
A) It is an autoimmune disorder in those with a genetic susceptibility
B) It involves neurotransmitters and inherited genes
ANSWERS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS RATED A.
Which information should the nurse include when teaching about angiogenic
factors in cancerous tumors?
A) Angiogenic factors stimulate new blood vessel growth.
B) Angiogenic factors trigger apoptosis.
C) Angiogenic factors release of growth factors.
D) Angiogenic factors stimulate tumor regression.
A
A 30-year-old male with HIV is diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus. After 2
months, the virus is still active. Based upon the Epstein-Barr virus, which of the
following cancers is most likely to develop in this patient?
A) B-cell lymphoma
B) Kaposi sarcoma
C) T-cell leukemia
D) T-cell lipoma
A
Which information indicates that a nurse understands characteristics of
malignant tumours?
A) Cells vary in size and shape
B) Grows slowly
C) Has a well-defined capsule
D) Is well differentiated
A
What does the activation of telomerase by cancer cells result in?
A) Limited mitosis by healthy cells
B) Repeated divisions of cancer cells
,C) Cancerous clonal distinction
D) Enhanced mutation abilities
B
Which of the following indicates that a nurse understands a proto-oncogene? A
proto-oncogene is best defined as a(n) _____ gene.
A) tumour-suppressor
B) normal
C) altered
D) Inactive
B
A patient has a tissue growth that was diagnosed as cancer. Which of the
following terms best describes this growth?
A) Malignant tumour
B) Lipoma
C) Hypertrophy
D) Meningioma
A
Which statement indicates the patient has a correct understanding of metastasis?
The most common route of metastasis is through the blood vessels and:
A) connective tissues.
B) lymphatics.
C) lung tissue.
D) body cavities.
B
A nurse is discussing preinvasive epithelial tumours of glandular or squamous
cell origin. What is the nurse describing?
a. Cancer beyond (meta) situ
b. Dysplastic
c. Tumour in differentiation
d. Cancer in situ
D
, A 30-year-old female is diagnosed with cancer. Testing reveals that the cancer
cells have spread to local lymph nodes. A nurse realizes that this cancer would
be documented as stage:
a. 1
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2
C
A primary care provider is attempting to diagnose cancer and is looking for a
tumour marker. Which of the following could be a possible marker?
a. Neurotransmitters
b. Apoptotic cells
c. Red blood cells
d. Enzymes
D
Which of the following symptoms are the hallmarks of delirium?
A) Inattention, fluctuating course, hyperactivity, and altered LOC
B) Acute onset, fluctuating course, memory loss, and altered LOC
C) Disorganized thinking, insidious onset, inattention, and altered LOC
D) Acute onset, fluctuating, inattention, disorganized thinking, and alter LOC
D
What would the nurse expect to find during an assessment of the client with
ALS?
A) Cognitive dysfunction
B) Mental deterioration
C) Muscle weakness and wasting
D) Sensory loss in the extremities
C
When a patient asks, "What is the cause of multiple sclerosis". How might the
nurse answer?
A) It is an autoimmune disorder in those with a genetic susceptibility
B) It involves neurotransmitters and inherited genes
