CPHON Practice C questions
Platelets - Platelet count should be greater than 50,000/mm3 for surgery. -
✔ ✔ Pre-operative laboratory results for a patient scheduled to receive
an implanted port reveal hemoglobin 9g/dL, platelets 30,000/mm3, absolute
neutrophil count 2500/mm3 and international normalized ratio 0.9. Which of
the following products will the patient most likely receive before surgery?
Dexamethasone - Osteopenia is associated with corticosteroid treatments -
✔ ✔ An 18-year-old patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia reports
severe, bilateral knee joint pain during a follow-up appointment. Which of
the following medications most likely is the cause for the pain?
• Tell me more about why you feel this way." - It is important to explore
parents feelings when dealing with difficult diagnoses. - ✔ ✔ A patient
with end stage leukemia is enrolled in hospice care. The mother states
"You are wrong. My baby is going to live." Which of the following is the
most therapeutic response from the nurse?
Cisplatin causes delayed nausea and vomiting - ✔ ✔ A patient should
be given instructions regarding delayed nausea and vomiting after
receiving which of the following medications?
Monitor strict intake and output - must be monitored following ifosfamide
treatment. - ✔ ✔ The nurse caring for a patient who received ifosfamide
prior to change of shift would expect orders for which of the following
interventions?
Swollen gums with moderate bleeding - ✔ ✔ Which of the following
findings indicates grade 3 mucositis?
Bone age study - Precociuos puberty symptoms include early breast
development and advanced bone age - ✔ ✔ A 6-year-old female has
breast development after completing radiation therapy for a brain tumor.
, Which of the following diagnostic studies would the nurse anticipate an
order for?
APL differentiation syndrome - APL differentiation syndrome is a
complication from arsenic administration - ✔ ✔ Which of the following is
a complication from arsenic trioxide?
Limit outside activities between 11am and 3pm - Instruct patients to avoid
being outside during extreme sun times - ✔ ✔ What instructions should
the nurse provide to a patient starting weekly oral methotrexate?
Glutamine can reduce the severity of mucositis - ✔ ✔ Which of the
following complementary medicines has been used to reduce the severity
of mucositis?
Dexamethasone - Long term administration of corticosteriods can lead to
cataract development - ✔ ✔ Which of the following medications does
the nurse suspect caused cataract development in a 40-year-old pediatric
cancer survivor?
Musculoskeletal pain is described as sharp, throbbing and worse with
movement - ✔ ✔ What type of pain is described as sharp, throbbing,
and worse with movement or weight bearing?
Non-rearranged germlines have improved outcomes - ✔ ✔ Which of the
following cytogenetic abnormalities of acute lymphoblastic leukemia is
associated with a poor prognosis?
Hodgkin lymphoma - Clinical presentation of Hodgkin lymphoma includes:
painless adenopathy, fatigue, night sweats. - ✔ ✔ A patient presents to
the hospital with painless adenopathy, fatigue, fever, weight loss, and night
sweats. The nurse anticipates a work up for which of the following
diagnoses?
Anaplastic astrocytomas are classified as grade 3 - ✔ ✔ According to
the WHO classification system, an anaplastic astrocytoma is which grade
of tumor?
Platelets - Platelet count should be greater than 50,000/mm3 for surgery. -
✔ ✔ Pre-operative laboratory results for a patient scheduled to receive
an implanted port reveal hemoglobin 9g/dL, platelets 30,000/mm3, absolute
neutrophil count 2500/mm3 and international normalized ratio 0.9. Which of
the following products will the patient most likely receive before surgery?
Dexamethasone - Osteopenia is associated with corticosteroid treatments -
✔ ✔ An 18-year-old patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia reports
severe, bilateral knee joint pain during a follow-up appointment. Which of
the following medications most likely is the cause for the pain?
• Tell me more about why you feel this way." - It is important to explore
parents feelings when dealing with difficult diagnoses. - ✔ ✔ A patient
with end stage leukemia is enrolled in hospice care. The mother states
"You are wrong. My baby is going to live." Which of the following is the
most therapeutic response from the nurse?
Cisplatin causes delayed nausea and vomiting - ✔ ✔ A patient should
be given instructions regarding delayed nausea and vomiting after
receiving which of the following medications?
Monitor strict intake and output - must be monitored following ifosfamide
treatment. - ✔ ✔ The nurse caring for a patient who received ifosfamide
prior to change of shift would expect orders for which of the following
interventions?
Swollen gums with moderate bleeding - ✔ ✔ Which of the following
findings indicates grade 3 mucositis?
Bone age study - Precociuos puberty symptoms include early breast
development and advanced bone age - ✔ ✔ A 6-year-old female has
breast development after completing radiation therapy for a brain tumor.
, Which of the following diagnostic studies would the nurse anticipate an
order for?
APL differentiation syndrome - APL differentiation syndrome is a
complication from arsenic administration - ✔ ✔ Which of the following is
a complication from arsenic trioxide?
Limit outside activities between 11am and 3pm - Instruct patients to avoid
being outside during extreme sun times - ✔ ✔ What instructions should
the nurse provide to a patient starting weekly oral methotrexate?
Glutamine can reduce the severity of mucositis - ✔ ✔ Which of the
following complementary medicines has been used to reduce the severity
of mucositis?
Dexamethasone - Long term administration of corticosteriods can lead to
cataract development - ✔ ✔ Which of the following medications does
the nurse suspect caused cataract development in a 40-year-old pediatric
cancer survivor?
Musculoskeletal pain is described as sharp, throbbing and worse with
movement - ✔ ✔ What type of pain is described as sharp, throbbing,
and worse with movement or weight bearing?
Non-rearranged germlines have improved outcomes - ✔ ✔ Which of the
following cytogenetic abnormalities of acute lymphoblastic leukemia is
associated with a poor prognosis?
Hodgkin lymphoma - Clinical presentation of Hodgkin lymphoma includes:
painless adenopathy, fatigue, night sweats. - ✔ ✔ A patient presents to
the hospital with painless adenopathy, fatigue, fever, weight loss, and night
sweats. The nurse anticipates a work up for which of the following
diagnoses?
Anaplastic astrocytomas are classified as grade 3 - ✔ ✔ According to
the WHO classification system, an anaplastic astrocytoma is which grade
of tumor?
