WhatTisTtheThighestTincidenceTofTcancerTinTmen? ProstateTcancer
TheTnurseTisTteachingTaTwellnessTclassTtoTaTgroupTofTwomenTatTtheirTworkplace.TWhichTfindingsT
representTtheThighestTriskTforTdevelopingTcancer?
BodyTmassTindexTofT35Tkg/m2TandTsmokingTcigarettesTforT20TyearsT
FamilyThistoryTofTcolorectalTcancerTandTconsumesTaThigh-fiberTdiet
LimitsTfatTconsumptionTandThasTregularTmammographyTandTPapTscreenings
ExercisesTfiveTtimesTeveryTweekTandTdoesTnotTconsumeTalcoholicTbeverages
BodyTmass
TindexTofT35Tkg/m2TandTsmokingTcigarettesTforT20Tyears
TheTnurseTisTcaringTforTanT18-yr-
oldTfemaleTpatientTwithTacuteTlymphocyticTleukemiaTthatTisTscheduledTforThematopoieticTstemTce
llTtransplantationT(HSCT).TWhichTpatientTstatementTindicatesTaTcorrectTunderstandingTofTtheTpro
cedure?
"ITunderstandTtheTtransplantTprocedureThasTnoTdangerousTsideTeffects."T"A
fterTtheTtransplant,TITwillTfeelTbetterTandTcanTgoThomeTinT5TtoT7Tdays."T"M
yTbrotherTwillTbeTaT100%TmatchTforTtheTcellsTusedTduringTtheTtransplant."
"BeforeTtheTtransplant,TITwillThaveTchemotherapyTandTpossiblyTfull-
bodyTradiation."T"BeforeTtheTtransplant,TITwillThaveTchemotherapyTandTpossiblyTful
l-bodyTradiation."
TheTnurseTassessesTaT76-yr-
oldTmanTwithTchronicTmyeloidTleukemiaTreceivingTchemotherapyTusingTaTkinaseTinhibitorTmedi
cation.TWhichTquestionTisTmostTimportantTforTtheTnurseTtoTask?T"HaveTyouThadTaTfever?"
"HaveTyouTlostTanyTweight?"T"H
asTdiarrheaTbeenTaTproblem?"
"HaveTyouTnoticedTanyThairTloss?" "HaveTyouThadTaTfever?"
AT64-yr-
oldTmaleTpatientTwhoTisTreceivingTradiationTtoTtheTheadTandTneckTasTtreatmentTforTanTinvasiveT
malignantTtumorTcomplainsTofTmouthTsoresTandTpain.TWhichTinterventionTshouldTtheTnurseTadd
TtoTtheTplanTofTcare?
ProvideTiceTchipsTtoTsootheTtheTirritation.
WeighTtheTpatientTeveryTmonthTtoTmonitorTforTweightTloss.TClea
nseTtheTmouthTeveryT2TtoT4ThoursTwithThydrogenTperoxide.
ProvideThigh-proteinTandThigh-calorie,TsoftTfoodsTeveryT2Thours. ProvideThigh-
proteinTandThigh-calorie,TsoftTfoodsTeveryT2Thours.
AT70-yr-oldTmanTwhoThasTend-
stageTlungTcancerTisTadmittedTtoTtheThospitalTwithTconfusionTandToliguriaTforT2Tdays.TWhichTfin
dingTwouldTtheTnurseTreportTimmediatelyTtoTtheThealthTcareTprovider?
WeightTgainTofT6TlbT
NauseaTandTvomiting
UrineTspecificTgravityTofT1.004
SerumTsodiumTlevelTofT118TmEq/L SerumTsodiumTlevelTofT118TmEq/L
TheTnurseTisTcaringTforTaTpatientTreceivingTanTinitialTdoseTofTchemotherapyTtoTtreatTaTrapidlyTgro
wingTmetastaticTcolonTcancer.TTheTnurseTisTawareTthatTtheTpatientTisTatTriskTforTtumorTlysisTsyndr
omeT(TLS)TandTwillTmonitorTforTwhichTabnormalityTassociatedTwithTthisToncologicTemergency?
HypokalemiaTHypoc
alcemiaTHypouricemi
a
, Hypophosphatemia Hypouricemia
TheTnurseTisTcaringTforTaTpatientTsufferingTfromTanorexiaTsecondaryTtoTchemotherapy.TWhichTstr
ategyTwouldTbeTmostTappropriateTtoTincreaseTtheTpatient'sTnutritionalTintake?
IncreaseTintakeTofTliquidsTatTmealtimeTtoTstimulateTtheTappetite.TSer
veTthreeTlargeTmealsTperTdayTplusTsnacksTbetweenTeachTmeal.
AvoidTtheTuseTofTliquidTproteinTsupplementsTtoTencourageTeatingTatTmealtimes.
AddTitemsTsuchTasTskimTmilkTpowder,Tcheese,Thoney,TorTpeanutTbutterTtoTselectedTfoods.T Add
TitemsTsuchTasTskimTmilkTpowder,Tcheese,Thoney,TorTpeanutTbutterTtoTselectedTfoods.TCorrectT
WhichTitemTwouldTbeTmostTbeneficialTwhenTprovidingToralTcareTtoTaTpatientTwithTmetastaticTca
ncerTwhoTisTatTriskTforToralTtissueTinjuryTsecondaryTtoTchemotherapy?
Firm-
bristleTtoothbrushTHydrog
enTperoxideTrinseTAlcohol
-basedTmouthwash
1TtspTsaltTinT1TLTwaterTmouthTrinse 1TtspTsaltTinT1TLTwaterTmouthTrinse
WhichTnursingTdiagnosisTisTmostTappropriateTforTaTpatientTexperiencingTmyelosuppressionTsecon
daryTtoTchemotherapyTforTcancerTtreatment?
AcuteTpainTHypother
miaTPowerlessness
RiskTforTinfection RiskTforTinfection
PreviousTadministrationsTofTchemotherapyTagentsTtoTaTcancerTpatientThaveTresultedTinTdiarrhea.T
WhichTdietaryTmodificationTshouldTtheTnurseTrecommend?
ATbland,Tlow-fiberTdiet
AThigh-protein,Thigh-calorieTdiet
ATdietThighTinTfreshTfruitsTandTvegetables
ATdietTemphasizingTwholeTandTorganicTfoods ATbland,Tlow-fiberTdiet
AT33-yr-
oldTpatientThasTrecentlyTbeenTdiagnosedTwithTstageTIITcervicalTcancer.TWhichTstatementTbyTtheT
nurseTbestTexplainsTtheTdiagnosis?
"TheTcancerTisTfoundTatTtheTpointTofToriginTonly."
"TumorTcellsThaveTbeenTidentifiedTinTtheTcervicalTregion."T"T
heTcancerThasTbeenTidentifiedTinTtheTcervixTandTtheTliver."
"YourTcancerTwasTidentifiedTinTtheTcervixTandThasTlimitedTlocalTspread."
YourTcancerTwas
TidentifiedTinTtheTcervixTandThasTlimitedTlocalTspread."
ATpatientThasTbeenTdiagnosedTwithTBurkitt'sTlymphoma.TInTtheTinitiationTstageTofTcancer,TtheTcel
lsTgeneticTstructureTisTmutated.TExposureTtoTwhatTmayThaveTfunctionedTasTaTcarcinogenTforTthis
Tpatient?
Bacteria
SunTexposureT
MostTchemicals
Epstein-BarrTvirus Epstein-BarrTvirus
WhichTstatementTbyTtheTnurseTmostTfacilitatesTpatientTcancerTpreventionTduringTtheTpromotionTst
ageTofTcancerTdevelopment?
"ExerciseTeveryTdayTforT30Tminutes."
"FollowTsmokingTcessationTrecommendations."T"Foll
owingTaTvitaminTregimeTisThighlyTrecommended."