NUR 280 Exam 2 questions
While assessing a client, a nurse find that the client has superficial burns. Which treatment does
the nurse anticipate to be beneficial for this client?
a. intravenous fluids
b. analgesics
c. topical antibiotics
d. tetanus booster - ANS
While assessing a client, a nurse finds that the skin on the wrist appears pearl-pink, wet, and
blistered. On further assessment, the nurse finds that the client's dermis is exposed, extremely
tender, and painful due to scalds. What does the nurse infer from these findings?
a. the client has full thickness burns
b. the client has superficial burns
c. the client has deep partial thickness burns
d. the client has superficial partial thickness burns - ANSd. the client has superficial partial
thickness burns
While assessing a child, a nurse finds a characteristic gray coloring on 30% of the total body
surface area (TBSA). On communicating with the parent, the nurse finds that the child has
ingested toilet bowl cleaner accidentally. Which condition does the nurse expect in the child?
a. electrical burns
b. thermal burns
c. chemical burns
d. radiation burns - ANSc. chemical burns
which zone exhibits the greatest degree of thermal injury within the skin?
a. zone of coagulation
b. zone of stasis
c. all of the above
d. zone of hyperemia - ANSa. zone of coagulation
while caring for a client after a thermal injury a nurse finds that the client is showing signs and
symptoms of hyperkalemia. which is the most important nursing intervention for this client?
a. elevating the head of the clients bed immediately
b. monoriting continuously through electrocardiogm
c. administrating oral fluids to the client frequently
d. applying a topic antibiotic on the burn - ANSb. monitoring continuously through
electrocardiogm
A nurse is caring for a client with thermal burns on 30% of the body in an emergency
department. Which nursing intervention prevents the risk of burn shock in the client?
,a.ensuring adequate fluid resuciation
b. applying silver nitrate ointment on thermal burns
c. administering potassium supplements to the client
d. elevating the head of the client - ANSa.ensuring adequate fluid resuciation
Which of the following gene categories, when mutated, will affect the cell's ability to encode for
proteins involved in cell growth or regulation?
a. oncogenes
b. tumor supressor genes
c. mutator genes
d. carcinogens - ANSa. oncogenes
To determine if a tumor is benign or malignant, you must compare it to this:
A) the tissue of origin
B) neighboring cells
C) other benign or malignant neoplasms
D) The Manual of Cancerous Tumors - ANSA) the tissue of origin
Which is not a mechanism of tumor spread?
A) local spread
B) direct extension
C) seeding
D) angiogenesis - ANSD) angiogenesis
Your aunt is told that she has breast carcinoma "in situ." What does this mean?
A) She has a malignant form of breast carcinoma
B) The breast carcinoma cannot be distinguished as benign or malignant
C) The breast carcinoma can be detected only with a mammogram
D) The breast carcinoma is confined to the epithelium - ANSD) The breast carcinoma is
confined to the epithelium
Which of the following is true about tumor grading?
A) Tumors are graded using the TNM system
B) A higher grade equates to a poorer prognosis
C) Grading determines the level of cellular autonomy
D) Grade I signifies highly deviant tissue development - ANSB) A higher grade equates to a
poorer prognosis
The release of chemical mediators and energy utilization by neoplastic cells lead to this
systemic manifestation of cancer:
A) lymphadenopathy
B) fever
C) necrosis
D) cachexia - ANSD) cachexia
, The angiogenesis process, which allows tumors to develop new blood vessels, is triggered and
regulated by tumor-secreted:
a. proteolytic enzymes
b. attachment factors
c. growth factors
d. procoagulants - ANSc. growth factors
Although both grading and staging are methods for classifying cancer and selecting a treatment
plan, staging is used to determine the:
a. level of differentiation
b. tissue characteristics
c. extent of disease spread
d. number of mitoses - ANSc. extent of disease spread
A lung biopsy and magnetic resonance imaging have confirmed the presence of a benign lung
tumor in a patient. Which of the following characteristics are associated with this patient's
neoplasm?
The tumor will grow by expansion and is likely encapsulated.
a. if left untreated the patients tumor is likely to metastasize
b. the tumor is likely to infiltrate the lung tissue that presently surrounds it
c. the tumor will grow by expansion and is likely encapsulated
d. the cells that constitute the tumor are undifferentiated with atypical structures - ANSc. the
tumor will grow by expansion and is likely encapsulated
A farmers long term EXPOSURE to pesticides has made the cells in his alveoli bronchial tree
SUSCEPTIBLE to malignancy. Which of the following processes have taken place in the
farmers lungs?
A) Promotion
B) Progression
C) Initiation
D) Differentiation - ANSC) Initiation
genetic screening may be indicated for individuals who have a family history of which of the
following neoplasms?
a.liver cancer
b. breast cancer
c. multiple myeloma
d. leukemia - ANSb. breast cancer
Which of the following dietary guidelines should a nurse provide to a group of older adults to
possibly decrease their risks of developing colon cancer?
While assessing a client, a nurse find that the client has superficial burns. Which treatment does
the nurse anticipate to be beneficial for this client?
a. intravenous fluids
b. analgesics
c. topical antibiotics
d. tetanus booster - ANS
While assessing a client, a nurse finds that the skin on the wrist appears pearl-pink, wet, and
blistered. On further assessment, the nurse finds that the client's dermis is exposed, extremely
tender, and painful due to scalds. What does the nurse infer from these findings?
a. the client has full thickness burns
b. the client has superficial burns
c. the client has deep partial thickness burns
d. the client has superficial partial thickness burns - ANSd. the client has superficial partial
thickness burns
While assessing a child, a nurse finds a characteristic gray coloring on 30% of the total body
surface area (TBSA). On communicating with the parent, the nurse finds that the child has
ingested toilet bowl cleaner accidentally. Which condition does the nurse expect in the child?
a. electrical burns
b. thermal burns
c. chemical burns
d. radiation burns - ANSc. chemical burns
which zone exhibits the greatest degree of thermal injury within the skin?
a. zone of coagulation
b. zone of stasis
c. all of the above
d. zone of hyperemia - ANSa. zone of coagulation
while caring for a client after a thermal injury a nurse finds that the client is showing signs and
symptoms of hyperkalemia. which is the most important nursing intervention for this client?
a. elevating the head of the clients bed immediately
b. monoriting continuously through electrocardiogm
c. administrating oral fluids to the client frequently
d. applying a topic antibiotic on the burn - ANSb. monitoring continuously through
electrocardiogm
A nurse is caring for a client with thermal burns on 30% of the body in an emergency
department. Which nursing intervention prevents the risk of burn shock in the client?
,a.ensuring adequate fluid resuciation
b. applying silver nitrate ointment on thermal burns
c. administering potassium supplements to the client
d. elevating the head of the client - ANSa.ensuring adequate fluid resuciation
Which of the following gene categories, when mutated, will affect the cell's ability to encode for
proteins involved in cell growth or regulation?
a. oncogenes
b. tumor supressor genes
c. mutator genes
d. carcinogens - ANSa. oncogenes
To determine if a tumor is benign or malignant, you must compare it to this:
A) the tissue of origin
B) neighboring cells
C) other benign or malignant neoplasms
D) The Manual of Cancerous Tumors - ANSA) the tissue of origin
Which is not a mechanism of tumor spread?
A) local spread
B) direct extension
C) seeding
D) angiogenesis - ANSD) angiogenesis
Your aunt is told that she has breast carcinoma "in situ." What does this mean?
A) She has a malignant form of breast carcinoma
B) The breast carcinoma cannot be distinguished as benign or malignant
C) The breast carcinoma can be detected only with a mammogram
D) The breast carcinoma is confined to the epithelium - ANSD) The breast carcinoma is
confined to the epithelium
Which of the following is true about tumor grading?
A) Tumors are graded using the TNM system
B) A higher grade equates to a poorer prognosis
C) Grading determines the level of cellular autonomy
D) Grade I signifies highly deviant tissue development - ANSB) A higher grade equates to a
poorer prognosis
The release of chemical mediators and energy utilization by neoplastic cells lead to this
systemic manifestation of cancer:
A) lymphadenopathy
B) fever
C) necrosis
D) cachexia - ANSD) cachexia
, The angiogenesis process, which allows tumors to develop new blood vessels, is triggered and
regulated by tumor-secreted:
a. proteolytic enzymes
b. attachment factors
c. growth factors
d. procoagulants - ANSc. growth factors
Although both grading and staging are methods for classifying cancer and selecting a treatment
plan, staging is used to determine the:
a. level of differentiation
b. tissue characteristics
c. extent of disease spread
d. number of mitoses - ANSc. extent of disease spread
A lung biopsy and magnetic resonance imaging have confirmed the presence of a benign lung
tumor in a patient. Which of the following characteristics are associated with this patient's
neoplasm?
The tumor will grow by expansion and is likely encapsulated.
a. if left untreated the patients tumor is likely to metastasize
b. the tumor is likely to infiltrate the lung tissue that presently surrounds it
c. the tumor will grow by expansion and is likely encapsulated
d. the cells that constitute the tumor are undifferentiated with atypical structures - ANSc. the
tumor will grow by expansion and is likely encapsulated
A farmers long term EXPOSURE to pesticides has made the cells in his alveoli bronchial tree
SUSCEPTIBLE to malignancy. Which of the following processes have taken place in the
farmers lungs?
A) Promotion
B) Progression
C) Initiation
D) Differentiation - ANSC) Initiation
genetic screening may be indicated for individuals who have a family history of which of the
following neoplasms?
a.liver cancer
b. breast cancer
c. multiple myeloma
d. leukemia - ANSb. breast cancer
Which of the following dietary guidelines should a nurse provide to a group of older adults to
possibly decrease their risks of developing colon cancer?
