NUR 106 - UNIT 1 – ONCOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS | GRADED A+ .
7 Signs of Cancer (CAUTION) - correct Answers --Change in bladder and bowel
-A sore that doesn't heal
-Unusual bleeding or discharge
-Thicking or lumps in tissue
-Indigestion or swallow difficulties
-Obvious change in warts and moles
-Nagging cough or hoarseness
4 diagnostic tests for cancer - correct Answers --Biopsy (definitive)
-PET scan (Positron emission tomography)
-blood tests (electrolytes)
-Tumor markers
T1 stage tumor - correct Answers -Limited to mucosa and submucosa
T2 stage tumor - correct Answers -Extension into, but not through, the muscularis propria
T3 stage tumor - correct Answers -Invasion of perirectal fat
T4 stage tumor - correct Answers -Invasion of adjacent structures
N0 stage node involvement - correct Answers -No involved lymph nodes
, N1 stage node involvement - correct Answers -Fewer than 4 regional nodes involved
N2 stage node involvement - correct Answers -More than 4 regional nodes involved
N3 stage node involvement - correct Answers -Distant nodes involved
M0 stage metastasis - correct Answers -No metastasis
M1 stage metastasis - correct Answers -Distant metastasis
What does an "X" in front of the TNM score mean? - correct Answers -Cannot be evaluated
What does an "R" in front of the TNM score mean? - correct Answers -It has been restaged
What happens to the initial TNM staging? - correct Answers -It remains as a baseline
Your patient is having external radiation and needs to have a bath. What should you do/not do? -
correct Answers -Assess the patients skin monitoring for changes, membrane ulcerations. Wash
site with water, no soap. Don't wash off treatment marks. No deodorant, lotion, medication,
perfumes, or powder near or on the site. Do not apply heat (or cold) to the site so ensure water is
lukewarm. Dress the patient in loose clothing near the treatment area.
When you discharge your patient after external radiation, what should you tell them about
sunlight? - correct Answers -Avoid exposure for a year.
Your patient is receiving internal radiation. Before going into their private room what are your
considerations? - correct Answers --Time, distance and shielding.
-Cluster care to minimize time.
-Wear lead apron and dosimeter
-No children, even the unborn
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS | GRADED A+ .
7 Signs of Cancer (CAUTION) - correct Answers --Change in bladder and bowel
-A sore that doesn't heal
-Unusual bleeding or discharge
-Thicking or lumps in tissue
-Indigestion or swallow difficulties
-Obvious change in warts and moles
-Nagging cough or hoarseness
4 diagnostic tests for cancer - correct Answers --Biopsy (definitive)
-PET scan (Positron emission tomography)
-blood tests (electrolytes)
-Tumor markers
T1 stage tumor - correct Answers -Limited to mucosa and submucosa
T2 stage tumor - correct Answers -Extension into, but not through, the muscularis propria
T3 stage tumor - correct Answers -Invasion of perirectal fat
T4 stage tumor - correct Answers -Invasion of adjacent structures
N0 stage node involvement - correct Answers -No involved lymph nodes
, N1 stage node involvement - correct Answers -Fewer than 4 regional nodes involved
N2 stage node involvement - correct Answers -More than 4 regional nodes involved
N3 stage node involvement - correct Answers -Distant nodes involved
M0 stage metastasis - correct Answers -No metastasis
M1 stage metastasis - correct Answers -Distant metastasis
What does an "X" in front of the TNM score mean? - correct Answers -Cannot be evaluated
What does an "R" in front of the TNM score mean? - correct Answers -It has been restaged
What happens to the initial TNM staging? - correct Answers -It remains as a baseline
Your patient is having external radiation and needs to have a bath. What should you do/not do? -
correct Answers -Assess the patients skin monitoring for changes, membrane ulcerations. Wash
site with water, no soap. Don't wash off treatment marks. No deodorant, lotion, medication,
perfumes, or powder near or on the site. Do not apply heat (or cold) to the site so ensure water is
lukewarm. Dress the patient in loose clothing near the treatment area.
When you discharge your patient after external radiation, what should you tell them about
sunlight? - correct Answers -Avoid exposure for a year.
Your patient is receiving internal radiation. Before going into their private room what are your
considerations? - correct Answers --Time, distance and shielding.
-Cluster care to minimize time.
-Wear lead apron and dosimeter
-No children, even the unborn
