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1. Which is the branch of medicine that deals with the
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tumors or
malignancies?
1. Cardiology
2. Podiatry
3. Oncology
4. Endocrinology
Ans: 3. Oncology
2. A patient is diagnosed with a malignant tumor of the bone.
Which term should the nurse consider when documenting
this patient's health problem?
1. Sarcoma
2. Osteoma
3. Adenoma
4. Carcinoma
Ans: 1. Sarcoma
3. A patient who has been treated for breast cancer is
undergoing routine laboratory work. Which laboratory
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finding would cause the nurse to be most concerned about
metastasis?
1. Elevated serum calcium
2. Decreased serum calcium
3. Elevated serum potassium
4. Decreased serum potassium
Ans: 1. Elevated serum calcium
4. A patient with prostate cancer asks the nurse the meaning
of his high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level. Which
response by the nurse is correct?
1. "PSA is a tumor marker that is elevated in patients with
prostate cancer."
2. "PSA levels are done routinely to determine whether your
prostate cancer has spread to a new site."
3. "The doctor orders PSA measurements to monitor the level
of chemotherapy medication in your blood."
4. "A PSA test allows the pathologist to view the cancer cells
under the microscope to monitor the progression of cancer."
Ans: 1. "PSA is a tumor marker that is elevated in
patients with prostate cancer."
5. A patient asks the nurse what is meant by the term benign.
Which response by the nurse is best?
1. "Benign tumors spread to other organs and lymph nodes."
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Nursing Care of Patients with
Cancer Latest Questions and
Graded Answers
1. Which is the branch of medicine that deals with the
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tumors or
malignancies?
1. Cardiology
2. Podiatry
3. Oncology
4. Endocrinology
Ans: 3. Oncology
2. A patient is diagnosed with a malignant tumor of the bone.
Which term should the nurse consider when documenting
this patient's health problem?
1. Sarcoma
2. Osteoma
3. Adenoma
4. Carcinoma
Ans: 1. Sarcoma
3. A patient who has been treated for breast cancer is
undergoing routine laboratory work. Which laboratory
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finding would cause the nurse to be most concerned about
metastasis?
1. Elevated serum calcium
2. Decreased serum calcium
3. Elevated serum potassium
4. Decreased serum potassium
Ans: 1. Elevated serum calcium
4. A patient with prostate cancer asks the nurse the meaning
of his high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level. Which
response by the nurse is correct?
1. "PSA is a tumor marker that is elevated in patients with
prostate cancer."
2. "PSA levels are done routinely to determine whether your
prostate cancer has spread to a new site."
3. "The doctor orders PSA measurements to monitor the level
of chemotherapy medication in your blood."
4. "A PSA test allows the pathologist to view the cancer cells
under the microscope to monitor the progression of cancer."
Ans: 1. "PSA is a tumor marker that is elevated in
patients with prostate cancer."
5. A patient asks the nurse what is meant by the term benign.
Which response by the nurse is best?
1. "Benign tumors spread to other organs and lymph nodes."
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