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Nursing Care of Patients with Cancer
Questions and Answers and Graded
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
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4. Endocrinology
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Correct Answer
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
Correct Answer
1. Sarcoma
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3. A patient who has been treated for breast cancer is undergoing routine
laboratory work. Which laboratory 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
Correct Answer
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1. Elevated serum calcium
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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."
Correct Answer
1. "PSA is a tumor marker that is elevated in patients with
prostate cancer."
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Nursing Care of Patients with Cancer
Questions and Answers and Graded
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
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4. Endocrinology
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Correct Answer
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
Correct Answer
1. Sarcoma
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3. A patient who has been treated for breast cancer is undergoing routine
laboratory work. Which laboratory 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
Correct Answer
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1. Elevated serum calcium
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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."
Correct Answer
1. "PSA is a tumor marker that is elevated in patients with
prostate cancer."
