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The occupational health nurse is preparing a presentation to
a group of factory workers about preventing colon cancer.
Which information should be included?
1. Wear a high filtration mask around chemicals.
2. Eat several servings of cruciferous vegetables daily.
3. Take a multivitamin daily.
4. Do not engage in high-risk sexual behavior.
Ans: 2.
The nurse is admitting a male client with a diagnosis of
adenocarcinoma of the rectosigmoid colon. Which
assessment data support this diagnosis?
1. Reports up to 20 bloody stools per day.
2. States he has a feeling of fullness after a heavy meal.
3. Has diarrhea alternating with constipation.
4. Complains of RLQ pain with rebound tenderness.
Ans: 3. The most common symptom of CRC is
change in bowel habits.
The 85 y.o. male client diagnosed with colon cancer asks the
nurse, "Why did I get colon cancer?" Which is best response
about colon cancer?
1. Lack of fiber in the diet.
2. Greatest incidence among those younger than 50.
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3. Has no known risk factors.
4. Rare among male clients.
Ans: 1. Prolonged transit time due to low fiber diet
allows for carcinogens to build up in the lumen of
colon.
The nurse is planning care of a client who has had an
abdominal perineal resection for colon cancer. Which
interventions should the nurse implement? Select all that
apply:
1. Provide meticlulous skin care to stoma.
2. Assess the flank incision.
3. Maintain the indwelling catheter.
4. Irrigate the JP drains every shift.
5. Position the client semi-recumbent.
Ans: 1. Correct. Thorough skin care is needed.
2. Wrong. Midline and perineal incisions, not flank.
3. Correct. Perineal wound means a catheter to keep
urine out of incision.
4. Wrong. JP drains are emptied every shift, not
irrigated.
5. Don't sit upright because it puts pressure on
perineum.
The client who has had an abdominal perineal resection is
being discharged. Which info should nurse teach?
1. The stoma should be a white, blue, or purple color.
2. Limit ambulation to prevent the pouch from coming off.
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and Graded Answers
The occupational health nurse is preparing a presentation to
a group of factory workers about preventing colon cancer.
Which information should be included?
1. Wear a high filtration mask around chemicals.
2. Eat several servings of cruciferous vegetables daily.
3. Take a multivitamin daily.
4. Do not engage in high-risk sexual behavior.
Ans: 2.
The nurse is admitting a male client with a diagnosis of
adenocarcinoma of the rectosigmoid colon. Which
assessment data support this diagnosis?
1. Reports up to 20 bloody stools per day.
2. States he has a feeling of fullness after a heavy meal.
3. Has diarrhea alternating with constipation.
4. Complains of RLQ pain with rebound tenderness.
Ans: 3. The most common symptom of CRC is
change in bowel habits.
The 85 y.o. male client diagnosed with colon cancer asks the
nurse, "Why did I get colon cancer?" Which is best response
about colon cancer?
1. Lack of fiber in the diet.
2. Greatest incidence among those younger than 50.
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3. Has no known risk factors.
4. Rare among male clients.
Ans: 1. Prolonged transit time due to low fiber diet
allows for carcinogens to build up in the lumen of
colon.
The nurse is planning care of a client who has had an
abdominal perineal resection for colon cancer. Which
interventions should the nurse implement? Select all that
apply:
1. Provide meticlulous skin care to stoma.
2. Assess the flank incision.
3. Maintain the indwelling catheter.
4. Irrigate the JP drains every shift.
5. Position the client semi-recumbent.
Ans: 1. Correct. Thorough skin care is needed.
2. Wrong. Midline and perineal incisions, not flank.
3. Correct. Perineal wound means a catheter to keep
urine out of incision.
4. Wrong. JP drains are emptied every shift, not
irrigated.
5. Don't sit upright because it puts pressure on
perineum.
The client who has had an abdominal perineal resection is
being discharged. Which info should nurse teach?
1. The stoma should be a white, blue, or purple color.
2. Limit ambulation to prevent the pouch from coming off.
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