NUR 313 EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. The home health nurse is caring for a client with cancer who is complaining of
acute pain. The most appropriate determination of the client's pain needs to include
which assessment?: The client's pain rating
2. A 69 year-old female patient has been diagnosed with malignant melanoma. The
care team has collaborated with the patient and her family and agreed on a plan
of care that includes the administration of interferon alfa-2b, a targeted therapy. After
administering interferon alfa-2b, the oncology nurse should anticipate that the
patient may develop which of the following adverse effects?: Flu-like symptoms
3. The most common route for the administration of chemotherapy is:: Intravenous
4. The nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a pelvic exen-
teration, and the surgeon changes the client's diet from NPO status to clear liquids.
The nurse would check which priority item before administering the diet?: Bowel
sounds
5. The only way to definitively diagnose cancer is with a(n):: Biopsy
6. Common gastrointestinal effects of cancer treatment includes all of the fol- lowing
except:: Weight gain
7. Staging of cancer involves looking at the:: Extent and spread of the disease
8. What level of prevention is cancer screening?: Secondary prevention
9. Which of the following factors are associated with cancer prevention?
Select All That Apply
A. Eat a diet high in smoked and salt-cured meats.
B. Avoid exposure to known carcinogens
C. Know the seven warning signs of cancer.
D. Get at least 6-8 hours of sleep a night.
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, E. Practice recommended cancer screenings on a timely basis.: B. Avoid exposure to
known carcinogens
C. Know the seven warning signs of cancer.
D. Get at least 6-8 hours of sleep a night.
E. Practice recommended cancer screenings on a timely basis.
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1. The home health nurse is caring for a client with cancer who is complaining of
acute pain. The most appropriate determination of the client's pain needs to include
which assessment?: The client's pain rating
2. A 69 year-old female patient has been diagnosed with malignant melanoma. The
care team has collaborated with the patient and her family and agreed on a plan
of care that includes the administration of interferon alfa-2b, a targeted therapy. After
administering interferon alfa-2b, the oncology nurse should anticipate that the
patient may develop which of the following adverse effects?: Flu-like symptoms
3. The most common route for the administration of chemotherapy is:: Intravenous
4. The nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a pelvic exen-
teration, and the surgeon changes the client's diet from NPO status to clear liquids.
The nurse would check which priority item before administering the diet?: Bowel
sounds
5. The only way to definitively diagnose cancer is with a(n):: Biopsy
6. Common gastrointestinal effects of cancer treatment includes all of the fol- lowing
except:: Weight gain
7. Staging of cancer involves looking at the:: Extent and spread of the disease
8. What level of prevention is cancer screening?: Secondary prevention
9. Which of the following factors are associated with cancer prevention?
Select All That Apply
A. Eat a diet high in smoked and salt-cured meats.
B. Avoid exposure to known carcinogens
C. Know the seven warning signs of cancer.
D. Get at least 6-8 hours of sleep a night.
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, E. Practice recommended cancer screenings on a timely basis.: B. Avoid exposure to
known carcinogens
C. Know the seven warning signs of cancer.
D. Get at least 6-8 hours of sleep a night.
E. Practice recommended cancer screenings on a timely basis.
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