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NCLEX Exam Cancer and oncology nursing exam questions and answers fully solved A male client is admitted to the hospital with a suspected diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease. Which assessment findings would the nurse expect to note specifically in the client? - AnswersFatigue Enlarged lymph nodes Weight gain Weakness A female client is receiving methotrexate (Mexate), 12 g/m2 I.V., to treat osteogenic carcinoma. During methotrexate therapy, the nurse expects the client to receive which other drug to protect normals cells? - AnswersCytarabine (ara-C, cytosine arabinoside [Cytosar-U]) Probenecid (Benemid) Leucovorin (Citrovorum factor or Falinic Acid [Wellcovorin]) Thioguanine (6-thioguanine, 6-TG) The client with leukemia is receiving busulfan (Myleran) and Allopurinol (Zyloprim). The nurse tells the client that the purpose of the allopurinol is to prevent: - AnswersHyperuricemia Vomiting Alopecia Nausea A cervical radiation implant is placed in the client for treatment of cervical cancer. The nurse initiate what appropriate activity order for this client? - AnswersAmbulation to the bathroom only Out of bed in a chair only Out of bed ad lib. Bedrest A female client with cancer is receiving chemotherapy and develops thrombocytopenia. The nurse identifies which intervention as the highest priority in the nursing plan of care? - AnswersMonitoring for pathological fractures Monitoring temperature Monitoring the platelet count Ambulation three times daily During the admission assessment of a 35-year-old client with advanced ovarian cancer, the nurse recognizes which symptom as typical of the disease? - AnswersAbdominal bleeding Abdominal distention Diarrhea Hypermenorrhea The nurse is interviewing a mail client about his past medical history. Which freed existing condition may leave the nurse to suspect the client has colorectal cancer? - AnswersPolyps Duodenal ulcer's Weight gain Hemorrhoids A female client is hospitalized for insertion of an internal cervical radiation implant. Well giving care the nurse finds the radiation implant in the bed. The initial action by the nurse is to: - AnswersReinsert the implant into the vagina immediately Pick up the implant with gloved hands and flush it down the toilet Call the physician Pick up the implant with long handled forceps and place it in a lead container Nurse Kent is teaching a mail client to perform monthly testicular self examination. Which of the following points would be appropriate to make? - AnswersTesticular cancer is more common in older men Testicular cancer is very difficult to diagnose Testicular cancer is a highly curable type of cancer A female client is receiving chemotherapy to treat breast cancer. Which assessment finding indicates a fluid and electrolyte imbalance induced by chemotherapy? - AnswersSerum potassium level of 3.6 mEq/liter Dry oral mucous membranes and cracked lips Urine output of 400 mL in eight hours Blood pressure of 120/64 to 1 30/72 mmHg The nurse is admitting a male client with laryngeal cancer to the nursing unit. The nurse assesses for which most common risk factor for this type of cancer? - AnswersExposure to air pollutants Cigarette smoking Alcohol abuse Use of chewing tobacco Northbay is reviewing the laboratory results for a client diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Which of the following with the nurse expect to note specifically in this disorder? - AnswersIncreased calcium Decrease number of plasma cells in the

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NCLEX Exam: Cancer and oncology nursing exam questions and answers fully solved

A male client is admitted to the hospital with a suspected diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease. Which
assessment findings would the nurse expect to note specifically in the client? - AnswersFatigue

Enlarged lymph nodes

Weight gain

Weakness

A female client is receiving methotrexate (Mexate), 12 g/m2 I.V., to treat osteogenic carcinoma.
During methotrexate therapy, the nurse expects the client to receive which other drug to
protect normals cells? - AnswersCytarabine (ara-C, cytosine arabinoside [Cytosar-U])

Probenecid (Benemid)

Leucovorin (Citrovorum factor or Falinic Acid [Wellcovorin])

Thioguanine (6-thioguanine, 6-TG)

The client with leukemia is receiving busulfan (Myleran) and Allopurinol (Zyloprim). The nurse
tells the client that the purpose of the allopurinol is to prevent: - AnswersHyperuricemia

Vomiting

Alopecia

Nausea

A cervical radiation implant is placed in the client for treatment of cervical cancer. The nurse
initiate what appropriate activity order for this client? - AnswersAmbulation to the bathroom
only

Out of bed in a chair only

Out of bed ad lib.

Bedrest

A female client with cancer is receiving chemotherapy and develops thrombocytopenia. The
nurse identifies which intervention as the highest priority in the nursing plan of care? -
AnswersMonitoring for pathological fractures

Monitoring temperature

Monitoring the platelet count

, Ambulation three times daily

During the admission assessment of a 35-year-old client with advanced ovarian cancer, the
nurse recognizes which symptom as typical of the disease? - AnswersAbdominal bleeding

Abdominal distention

Diarrhea

Hypermenorrhea

The nurse is interviewing a mail client about his past medical history. Which freed existing
condition may leave the nurse to suspect the client has colorectal cancer? - AnswersPolyps

Duodenal ulcer's

Weight gain

Hemorrhoids

A female client is hospitalized for insertion of an internal cervical radiation implant. Well giving
care the nurse finds the radiation implant in the bed. The initial action by the nurse is to: -
AnswersReinsert the implant into the vagina immediately

Pick up the implant with gloved hands and flush it down the toilet

Call the physician

Pick up the implant with long handled forceps and place it in a lead container

Nurse Kent is teaching a mail client to perform monthly testicular self examination. Which of the
following points would be appropriate to make? - AnswersTesticular cancer is more common in
older men

Testicular cancer is very difficult to diagnose

Testicular cancer is a highly curable type of cancer

A female client is receiving chemotherapy to treat breast cancer. Which assessment finding
indicates a fluid and electrolyte imbalance induced by chemotherapy? - AnswersSerum
potassium level of 3.6 mEq/liter

Dry oral mucous membranes and cracked lips

Urine output of 400 mL in eight hours

Blood pressure of 120/64 to 1 30/72 mmHg

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