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The nurse is caring for a pt who is scheduled for a biopsy of a tumor. The pt asks what distinguished a benign tumor from a malignant tumor. Which info should the nurse provide? A. Benign tumors are usually composed of more rapidly growing cells B. Benign tumors are incapable of causing damage to surrounding tissues or organs C. Whereas malignant tumors are usually encapsulated, benign tumors lack specific form D. Malignant tumors are composed of disorganized, abnormal cells that may sprea...

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22 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

TestSolver9

The nurse is taking the social history of a client diagnosed with SCLC. Which information is significant for this disease? 1. Worked with asbestos for a short time many years ago. 2. Has no family Hx of this type of lung cancer. 3. Has numerous tattoos on upper and lower arms. 4. Has smoked 2 packs of cigarettes/day for 20 years. - Answer 4. Smoking is greatest risk for LC. The nurse writes a problem of 'impaired gas exchange' for a client diagnosed with cancer of the lung. Which inte...

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3 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

TestSolver9

Chemotherapy dosage is frequently based on total body surface area (BSA), so it is important for the nurse to perform which assessment before administering chemotherapy? A. Measure the client's abdominal girth B. Calculate the client's body mass index C. Measure the client's current weight and height D. Ask the client about his or her weight and height - Answer C. Measure the client's current weight and height A client with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx is receiving Bleom...

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5 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

TestSolver9

1. A male client has an abnormal result on a Papanicolaou test. After admitting, he read his chart while the nurse was out of the room, the client asks what dysplasia means. Which definition should the nurse provide? a. Presence of completely undifferentiated tumor cells that don't resemble cells of the tissues of their origin b. Increase in the number of normal cells in a normal arrangement in a tissue or an organ c. Replacement of one type of fully differentiated cell by another in tissu...

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12 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

TestSolver9

Cancer Nclex Questions And Answers

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13 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

GEEKA

A patient who is scheduled for a right breast biopsy asks the nurse the difference between a benign tumor and a malignant tumor. Which answer by the nurse is correct? a. "Benign tumors do not cause damage to other tissues." b. "Benign tumors are likely to recur in the same location." c. "Malignant tumors may spread to other tissues or organs." d. "Malignant cells reproduce more rapidly than normal cells." - Answer- ANS: C The major difference between benign and malignant t...

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13 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUEENSEXAMS

Cancer NCLEX Questions New 2023 Exam Which of these does the nurse recognize as the goal of palliative surgery for the client with cancer? A. Cure of the cancer B. Relief of symptoms or improved quality of life C. Allowing other therapies to be more effective D. Prolonging the client's survival time - ANSWER- B. Relief of symptoms or improved quality of life Rationale A. Curative surgery removes all cancer cells, visible and microscopic. ...

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42 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

ScholarExams

Cancer NCLEX Exam Questions and Answers with Explanations 2023.

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47 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

AIMHigher

Cancer NCLEX Exam Questions and Answers with Explanations 2023.

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47 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

mynorcharles

Cancer NCLEX Exam Questions and Answers with Explanations 2023.

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47 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

TutorExpert

Cancer NCLEX Exam Questions and Answers with Explanations 2023.

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47 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BESTGRADED

Cancer NCLEX Exam questions and Answers 2023

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27 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

AIMHigher

Cancer NCLEX Exam questions and Answers 2023

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27 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

mynorcharles

Cancer NCLEX Exam questions and Answers 2023

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27 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

TutorExpert

Cancer NCLEX Exam questions and Answers 2023

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27 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

BESTGRADED

A nurse cares for a client who has a genetic mutation that increases the risk for colon cancer. The client states that he does not want any family to know about this result. How should the nurse respond? a. "It is required by law that you inform your siblings and children about this result so that they also can be tested and monitored for colon cancer." b. "It is not necessary to tell your siblings because they are adults, but you should tell your children so that they can be tested before ...

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28 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

cracker

Cancer NCLEX Questions and Answers with Rationales New 2022/2023 Which of these does the nurse recognize as the goal of palliative surgery for the client with cancer? A. Cure of the cancer B. Relief of symptoms or improved quality of life C. Allowing other therapies to be more effective D. Prolonging the client's survival time Correct Answer B. Relief of symptoms or improved quality of life Rationale A. Curative surgery removes all cancer cel...

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42 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

NURSEROSE