Cancer Care Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
The nurse is conducting a health history interview for a patient who admits to current
tobacco use. Which cancers is this patient at risk for developing? Select all that apply.
Colon
Hepatic
Bladder
Breast
Lung - ANSWER✔✔-Bladder
Lung
Which clinical manifestations should the nurse anticipate when providing care to a
patient who is diagnosed with kidney cancer? Select all that apply.
Dyspnea
Flank pain
,Hematuria
Weight gain
Chronic cough - ANSWER✔✔-Flank pain
Hematuria
Which clinical manifestations should the nurse anticipate when providing care to a
patient who is diagnosed with lung cancer? Select all that apply.
Dyspnea
Flank pain
Hematuria
Weight loss
Chronic cough - ANSWER✔✔-Dyspnea
Weight loss
Chronic cough
Which is a common site for metastasis that the nurse should include in the plan of care
for a patient who is diagnosed with thyroid cancer?
Lung
Liver
Bladder
, Rectum - ANSWER✔✔-Lung
Which should the nurse include in the teaching plan for a patient who is prescribed
external beam radiation therapy in the treatment of cancer?
Restricting visitation
Not washing off treatment ink tattoos
Pre-medicating with diphenhydramine
Maintaining intravenous access throughout treatment - ANSWER✔✔-Not washing off
treatment ink tattoos
Can you identify the nursing care that is appropriate for clients experiencing
complications associated with cancer treatment? Drag and drop the appropriate
interventions for each complication or side effect to the corresponding box.
Bowel Obstruction
Monitor parenteral nutrition
Administer enteral nutrition
Assess breath sounds
Assess for nausea and vomiting
Administer prescribed bisphosphonates
Questions and Answers
The nurse is conducting a health history interview for a patient who admits to current
tobacco use. Which cancers is this patient at risk for developing? Select all that apply.
Colon
Hepatic
Bladder
Breast
Lung - ANSWER✔✔-Bladder
Lung
Which clinical manifestations should the nurse anticipate when providing care to a
patient who is diagnosed with kidney cancer? Select all that apply.
Dyspnea
Flank pain
,Hematuria
Weight gain
Chronic cough - ANSWER✔✔-Flank pain
Hematuria
Which clinical manifestations should the nurse anticipate when providing care to a
patient who is diagnosed with lung cancer? Select all that apply.
Dyspnea
Flank pain
Hematuria
Weight loss
Chronic cough - ANSWER✔✔-Dyspnea
Weight loss
Chronic cough
Which is a common site for metastasis that the nurse should include in the plan of care
for a patient who is diagnosed with thyroid cancer?
Lung
Liver
Bladder
, Rectum - ANSWER✔✔-Lung
Which should the nurse include in the teaching plan for a patient who is prescribed
external beam radiation therapy in the treatment of cancer?
Restricting visitation
Not washing off treatment ink tattoos
Pre-medicating with diphenhydramine
Maintaining intravenous access throughout treatment - ANSWER✔✔-Not washing off
treatment ink tattoos
Can you identify the nursing care that is appropriate for clients experiencing
complications associated with cancer treatment? Drag and drop the appropriate
interventions for each complication or side effect to the corresponding box.
Bowel Obstruction
Monitor parenteral nutrition
Administer enteral nutrition
Assess breath sounds
Assess for nausea and vomiting
Administer prescribed bisphosphonates
